Once a person gets selected as an Astronaut Candidate, or ASCAN, how long is the training program before they're eligible to get inducted into the Astronaut Corps?

Those applicants who are approved for training are known as "Astronaut Candidates," and there's a long vetting process before they can truly call themselves astronauts. These candidates are trained and evaluated over a two-year period.

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