CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years.Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter pilot also is in the group. In fact, four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected by NASA.
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