Why Are So Many Astronauts from Ohio

why are so many astronauts from Ohio? If you're fascinated by space exploration stories like this, make sure to subscribe for more incredible journeys beyond our world. There must be something in the stars over Ohio. NASA counts a surprising number of astronauts, 25 of them, from the past and present who hail from the buckeye state as the place where the wright brothers started building their first gliders and the home state of legendary astronaut neil Armstrong. Ohio has a long history of developing people with a passion for flight.