NASA wants more astronauts

[Kevin Lancaster]

NASA wants more astronauts

With more human spacecraft in development than ever before, NASA is seeking explorers for future space missions.

 

[ShaunSA]

They can have the lot that thought they were going to Mars

 

[satanboy]

They surely can't have a lack of applicants.

 

[Nokkie]

Lets give them juju

 

[LazyLion]

So was this the big announcement for today?
I thought it had to do with the Mars atmosphere?

 

[satanboy]

So was this the big announcement for today?
I thought it had to do with the Mars atmosphere?

SO believes with each revelation they are easing us into something big.

 

[Ninja'd]

Pick me. I have The Right Stuff.

 

[RanzB]

They surely can't have a lack of applicants.

“From pilots and engineers, to scientists and medical doctors, NASA selects qualified astronaut candidates from a diverse pool of U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds.”

They can't accept any old duffers.

 

[ShaunSA]

Pick me. I have The Right Stuff.

A small brain so you don't need too much oxygen

 

[Ninja'd]

See, no Apollo 13 on my watch.

 

[ShaunSA]

They can't accept any old duffers.

That neurosurgeon thinks the pyramids were used to store grain so I am not sure what's going to be so special about the bunch you mentioned.

 

[LazyLion]

SO believes with each revelation they are easing us into something big.

I'm still holding thumbs for the Alien Megastructure....
http://news.yahoo.com/alien-megastructure-mystery-may-soon-solved-154644937.html

 

[RanzB]

That neurosurgeon thinks the pyramids were used to store grain so I am not sure what's going to be so special about the bunch you mentioned.

I didn't say they'd pick any of those within those parameters who applied. They're vetted then selected.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Pick me. I have The Right Stuff.

US citizen.....

unless your mother 10 generations back was american, you dont qualify,
or if you have a Million USD in the bank

 

[Patrick_Hockstetter]

Where do they want to go? The Moon?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Where do they want to go? The Moon?

around the corner

mars probably, or to where they can fake mars...... like utah or the karoo.......

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Can't we nominate Juju?

 

[Ninja'd]

US citizen.....

unless your mother 10 generations back was american, you dont qualify,
or if you have a Million USD in the bank

Chance blown up by a Challenger

 

[MrR]

IIRC, NASA plans on manned missions to Mars (or just its orbit) by 2030, so there's still time to recruit and train astronauts. Any idea how long the current training takes?

Got to wonder as well whether (or how often) NASAs competitors are poaching their recruits/seasoned staff.

 

[LazyLion]

Can't we nominate Juju?

Wood burns too easily.