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Barbara Selby
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                     April 17, 1989

Jeffrey Carr
Johnson Space Center, Houston


RELEASE:  89-50

DEADLINE SET FOR NEXT ASTRONAUT SELECTION


     Applications received by NASA on or before June 30, 1989 
will be considered in the next astronaut candidate selection, now 
planned for early 1990.  The selection will be the first in the 
regular 2-year selection cycle announced last year.

     After 6 months of screening, medical evaluations and 
interviews, the astronaut candidate class of 1990 will be 
announced in January, and candidates will report to the Johnson 
Space Center, Houston, in July.

     NASA will continue to accept and review applications from 
the general public on an ongoing basis.  Those received after 
June 30 will be eligible for consideration in the 1992 
selection.  The number of selections made every 2 years will be 
based on projected requirements.

     Applications can be obtained by writing to the following 
address:  NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
          Astronaut Selection Office
          ATTN: AHX
          Houston, Texas  77058.  
Applicants must be citizens of the United States.