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[i]With the final crews in training for NASA's last three space shuttle missions, the number of astronauts in the corps is down to 65 - a 25% drop since last year. NASA plans to keep its roster of astronauts at 65 to support spaces station operations and other programs, including the development of the agency's Orion deep space capsule and planned commercial crew vehicles, said Jerry Ross, a seven-time shuttle veteran who heads the agency's Vehicle Integration Test Office, an engineering support team for the Astronaut Office. The 65-member corps does not include nine astronaut-candidates selected last year who are still in training, Ross told AVIATION WEEK. Those newcomers, however, may not fully offset the number of astronauts like Ross who plan to leave NASA upon the shuttle program's completion next year.[/i]
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