Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The two types of astronauts in NASA today are:

  1. engineering astronauts and biology astronauts

  2. human astronauts and animal astronauts

  3. pilot astronauts and mission specialist astronauts

  4. navy specialist astronauts and air force specialist astronauts
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Explanation

NASA categorizes astronauts into pilot astronauts (who fly the spacecraft) and mission specialist astronauts (who conduct specific experiments or tasks). The other options are incorrect classifications - NASA does not divide astronauts by engineering versus biology, human versus animal, or branch-specific specialties.

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