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NASA Wants New Moon Astronauts

scienceNovember 13, 2026·92 words·1 min read

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NASA Wants New Moon Astronauts
NASA (the US space team) wants new astronauts. They may walk on the Moon one day. They may live and work there too. People can ask for the job until 3 December.
The US wants people on the Moon again. In 2024, over 8,000 people asked for this job. NASA took only 10 people. Getting this job is very hard.
New astronauts must be very healthy. They must swim well. They may stay in space for one year. They will be far from their families. First, they will train for two years.
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

astronautn.

a person who goes into space

phi hành giaastronauta宇宙飛行士astronotastronautaastronautaرائد فضاءastronautастронавт宇航员우주비행사
moonn.

the big light in the night sky

Mặt TrăngLua月AyLunaKsiężycالقمرmaanЛуна月球달
jobn.

work you do for money

công việcemprego仕事iştrabajo / empleopracaوظيفةbaanработа工作직업
healthyadj.

well and not sick

khỏe mạnhsaudável健康なsağlıklısanozdrowyصحيgezondздоровый健康的건강한
spacen.

the place above the Earth

không gian vũ trụespaço宇宙uzayespaciokosmosالفضاءruimteкосмос太空우주
trainv.

to learn and practise skills

huấn luyệntreinar訓練するeğitim görmekentrenarszkolić sięيتدربtrainenтренироваться训练훈련하다

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