NASA is accepting astronaut applications, and this quiz will tell you if you qualify

If you have a taste for adventure to go where few have gone before, then you might want to sign up to be a NASA astronaut.

On December 14, for the first time in four years, NASA began accepting applications.

"This next group of American space explorers will inspire the Mars generation to reach for new heights, and help us realize the goal of putting boot prints on the Red Planet," NASA's Charles Bolden said in a statement.

Do you have what it takes to be the next NASA astronaut? Take this quiz to see what you know:

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1. How many NASA astronauts have there been throughout history?

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A. 167

B. 252

C. 339

D. 588

Answer: C. 339

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The first NASA astronaut candidates were selected in 1959 for Project Mercury.

Since then, tens of thousands have applied to NASA's intense astronaut-training program, but only 339 people have been selected. The newest members of the team wereannounced in July:

1. US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Josh Cassada
2. US Navy Lt. Cmdr. Victor Glover
3. US Air Force Lt. Col. Tyler "Nick" Hague
4. Christina Hammock
5. US Marine Corps Maj. Nicole Mann
6. US Army Maj. Anne McClain
7. Jessica Meir
8. US Army Maj. Andrew Morgan

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