Posted on Dec 14, 2015
Do you want to be an Astronaut? NASA Want Ad: Astronauts needed to help get to Mars. Do you meet the criteria?
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Need more office space? How about outer space?
NASA opened its astronaut-application website Monday. It's accepting applications through Feb. 18.
Contenders need to be U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree in science, math or engineering. Expect intense competition: More than 6,000 applied for NASA's last astronaut class in 2013, with only eight picked. It's an elite club, numbering only in the 300s since the beginning.
Future astronauts will have four spacecraft at their disposal: the International Space Station, two commercial crew capsules to get there, and NASA's Orion spacecraft for eventual Mars trips. Pay is between $66,000 and $145,000 a year, and you'll have to move to Houston.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, says this next group will help "blaze the trail" to Mars.
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/nasa-want-ad-astronauts-needed-help-get-mars-n479641
NASA opened its astronaut-application website Monday. It's accepting applications through Feb. 18.
Contenders need to be U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree in science, math or engineering. Expect intense competition: More than 6,000 applied for NASA's last astronaut class in 2013, with only eight picked. It's an elite club, numbering only in the 300s since the beginning.
Future astronauts will have four spacecraft at their disposal: the International Space Station, two commercial crew capsules to get there, and NASA's Orion spacecraft for eventual Mars trips. Pay is between $66,000 and $145,000 a year, and you'll have to move to Houston.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, says this next group will help "blaze the trail" to Mars.
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/nasa-want-ad-astronauts-needed-help-get-mars-n479641
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MSgt Curtis Ellis - NASA estimates that it would take 6-months to get there. Excluding time to conduct any requisite experiments, add another 6-months for the return trip. The money looks inviting. But, I'd miss my daughters high-school graduation. Put me on the "alternate" list.
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MSgt Curtis Ellis Are you familiar with the Mars One project, Msgt?
It's a private company formed to put people on Mars. And while on the face of it that seems laughable, they've actually come a long way. Anyway, interesting stuff, if you're into the concept:
http://www.mars-one.com/
It's a private company formed to put people on Mars. And while on the face of it that seems laughable, they've actually come a long way. Anyway, interesting stuff, if you're into the concept:
http://www.mars-one.com/
Mars One will establish the first human settlement on Mars in 2025. Mars One invites you to join us in this next giant leap for humankind!
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