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Johnson Space Center Deputy Director Vanessa Wyche addresses visitors attending the graduation of the 2017 Class of Astronauts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In the back row (from left) are NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer, Chief of the Astronuat Office Patrick Forrester, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

This is the first class to graduate under the Artemis program, and the 13 astronauts are now eligible for assignments to the International Space Station, Artemis missions to the Moon, and ultimately, missions to Mars.