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Active duty military personnel must submit applications for the Astronaut Candidate Program through their respective military services, using procedures and requirements determined by their service. After preliminary screening by the military, a small number of applications are submitted to NASA for further consideration. If selected, military personnel are detailed to NASA for a selected period of time. For more information on application procedures, you should contact the following office:

USAF
Air Force Personnel Center
Attn: DPAOT3
550 C Street West, Suite 31
Randolph AFB, TX 78150-4733
Telephone: 210-565-2330
POC: Mr. Howard Peterson
howard.peterson@randolph.af.mil

ARMY

U.S. Army Human Resources Command
AHRC-OPB-K (ATTN FA 40)
Hoffman I (Rm 508)
200 Stovall Street
Alexandria, VA 22332-0411
Telephone:  703-325-0748
POC:  MAJ Edward Anderson
edwardg.anderson@us.army.mil

USMC
Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps
Manpower Plans
Officer Assignments
MMOA-3
3280 Russell Road
Quantico, VA 22134-5103
Telephone: 703-784-9284
POC: MAJ Brendan G. Heatherman
brendan.g.heatherman@usmc.mil


USPHS
U.S. Public Health Service
Office of Commissioned Corps Operations
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: 240-453-6000
POC: CAPt Gregory Stevens
gregory.stevens@hhs.gov



USN

Bureau of Naval Personnel (PERS-45E)
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN  38055-4460
Telephone:  901-874-2437/4058/4137
FAX:  901-874-2632
POC:  Shirley Murphy/CDR Jerry Stokes/
CDR Marc Mueller
filisa.murphy@navy.mil
jerry.k.stokes@navy.mil
marc.mueller@navy.mil

USCG
U. S. Coast Guard Personnel Command (OPM-2F or 2E)
4200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22203
Telephone: 202-493-1637/8
POC: LCDR Eric Gleason / LCDR Frances Messalle
frances.m.messalle@uscg.mil

NOAA
Commissioned Personnel Center
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: 301-713-7748
POC: LCDR John Caskey
john.caskey@noaa.gov

 
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