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Want to be an astronaut? NASA is hiring!

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Posted at 2:48 PM, Feb 12, 2020
and last updated 2020-02-12 14:56:46-05

(CNN) - Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut? Now's your chance.

NASA is hiring.

From March 2 to March 31, the space agency is accepting applications for its next class of astronauts.

Among the requirements: U.S. citizenship and a master's degree in one of the STEM fields: science, technology, engineering or math.

Candidates must pass NASA’s long-duration spaceflight physical.

NASA currently has 48 astronauts.

A handful of new ones will be hired for the astronaut corps and begin training.

These "Artemis Generation" astronauts could end up on the International Space Station or future planned missions to the moon and Mars.

Click here to learn more and apply!