NASA’s 24th astronaut class has been announced, with a presentation at the JSC. Anna Menon was one of the ten astronaut candidates.
“At the time of her selection, Menon was a senior engineer at SpaceX.” Just over a year ago, while (presumably) employed at SpaceX, she went to orbit as part of the Polaris Dawn mission.
She married Anil Menon in 2016, while they were both working for NASA, with responsibilities related to the health of astronauts on the ISS.
In April 2018, Anil joined SpaceX. About 3 months later, Anna also joined SpaceX. In 2021, Anil rejoined NASA, as an astronaut candidate. And now, Anna has also rejoined NASA, also as an astronaut candidate. Anil has not yet been to space, unlike Anna.
Prior to Anil and Anna, there had already been an astronaut candidate recruited from SpaceX. However, “in August 2018, Kulin became the first NASA astronaut candidate in fifty years to resign prior to completing the initial training program.”