Want to be an astronaut? NASA is accepting applications for the first time in 2 years.
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NASA reopening astronaut applications is a reminder that human-in-the-loop space operations are not going away as automation rises. Space-adjacent companies should plan for mixed autonomy stacks where crewed missions and robotic systems co-evolve, not one replacing the other.
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