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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Astronauts for hire!

When you were little did you dream of someday being an astronaut and getting to fly in the space shuttle?  Well, even though NASA has ended the shuttle program for the foreseeable future, they are hiring astronauts.

Here are the educational requirements and the actual job posting:
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements before submitting an application. 
1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics. Quality of academic preparation is important.
2. Degree followed by at least 3 years of related, progressively responsible, professional experience or at least 1,000 hours pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. An advanced degree is desirable and may be substituted for experience as follows: master's degree = 1 year of experience, doctoral degree = 3 years of experience. Teaching experience, including experience at the K - 12 levels, is considered to be qualifying experience for the Astronaut Candidate position; therefore, educators are encouraged to apply. 


This could be you!!