13 P.E.I. residents apply for astronaut openings

More than a dozen Islanders are in the running to be Canada's next astronaut.

According to the Canadian Space Agency, 13 people from P.E.I. have applied through the agency's astronaut recruitment campaign.

• Canadian Space Agency says 3,772 applied to be astronauts

• Canada will hire 2 new astronauts

But the competition will be stiff nearly 4,000 people across the country have applied for two positions.

Over the next year, that large pool of applicants will be whittled down through a series of tests, interviewsand security clearances.

The two winners will be announced next summer.

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