What is 'the right stuff' for a trip to Mars? Want to be an astronaut? Well, NASA wrapped up its latest astronaut recruitment period last year, so you'll have to wait a few years until the agency posts the "Help Wanted" sign again. Over the two-and-a-half-month astronaut recruitment window, aspiring spacegoers deluged NASA with over 6,300 online applications through USAJobs.gov. That bumper crop--the second highest in NASA's history--is surprising given that NASA is without a space-capable vehic...
Popular Science Q&A: How NASA Selected The 2013 Class Of Astronauts
Popular Science - 31 Jan 2013 19:02
What is 'the right stuff' for a trip to Mars? Want to be an astronaut? Well, NASA wrapped up its latest astronaut recruitment period last year, so you'll have to wait a few years until the agency posts the "Help Wanted" sign again. Over the two-and-a-half-month astronaut recruitment window, aspiring spacegoers deluged NASA with over 6,300 online applications through USAJobs.gov. That bumper crop--the second highest in NASA's history--is surprising given that NASA is without a space-capable vehic...
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