Scientific American – Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values

By Adam Kovac, Edited by Claire Cameron
April 21, 2026

More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting U.S. constitutional principles. The group, Astronauts for America, said in an open letter released on Tuesday that its members “believe deeply in the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years,” such as the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power.

“I think we’ve all been getting concerned for quite a number of years about not being comfortable with the way some things are going,” says Astronauts for America co-founder and former astronaut Linda Godwin. “It was powerful to find out that a lot of us felt the same way, and there’s a stronger voice together.”

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