NASA on Monday introduced 10 new astronauts, four men and six women selected from more than 8,000 applicants, to begin training for future flights to the International Space Station , the moon and, eventually, Mars .

"One of these 10 could actually be one of the first Americans to put their boots on the Mars surface, which is very, very cool," Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, and NASA's acting administrator, said in welcoming remarks.

"No pressure, NASA, we have some work to do," he said.

NASA's 2025 astronaut class (left to right): Ben Bailey, Rebecca Lawler, Cameron Jones, Anna Menon, Katherine Spies, Lauren Edgar, Adam Fuhrmann, Erin Overcash, Imelda Muller and Yuri Kubo. Josh Valcarcel - NASA - JSC

Meet the astronauts

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