It ’s time to dust off your quad boots . NASA hasopened the lotion processfor new spaceman , meaning you could one day before long join the hundreds who have venture beyond Earth ’s atmosphere to engagement . And , if selected , you could be among the people who take the first steps towards – or on – Mars .
Unfortunately for the eternal sleep of the world , only U.S. citizens are allow to apply . Submissions must be made onUSAJobs.govby February 18 , 2016 , while aReddit AMAtoday at 4 p.m. EST ( 9 p.m. GMT ) by NASA will look for to suffice inquiry anyone might have .
If you think you do n’t have what it takes to become an astronaut , fret not . The requirements are not as stern as you might think . First , you need to have a bachelor ’s grade – sooner an advanced degree – in engineering , biologic scientific discipline , strong-arm scientific discipline , or math .
Next , you ’ll call for to be of an medium height , and you ’ll also need to be capable to make it a NASA physical . You ’ll also postulate 1,000 hours of experience either as a pilot burner , or three old age of piece of work in a relevant field of battle .
NASA said that 3 million U.S. citizens on LinkedIn run across its criteria to be an astronaut . They are n’t clear on what the long time limit is , though .
Astronauts selected in this flock will be picked in mid-2017 , and will be opt to fly on any of four U.S. vehicle : the International Space Station ( ISS ) , NASA ’s Orion capsule , or twocommercial crewspacecraft , SpaceX ’s Dragon and Boeing ’s CST-100 Starliner .
“ NASA is on an ambitious journey to Mars and we ’re looking for talented men and women from diverse setting and every walk of life to facilitate get us there , ” sound out NASA Administrator and former spaceman Charles Bolden in astatement .
“ Today , we launch the software procedure for our next class of cosmonaut , extraordinary Americans who will take the next giant leap in exploration . This mathematical group will launch to place from U.S. soil on American - made spacecraft and blaze the trail on our journey to the Red Planet . ”
So , what are you waiting for ? Apply now , and one sidereal day you too could join the prestigious and exclusive club of multitude who have left this major planet behind .
