NASA accepting astronaut candidates

[JesseK]

A buddy of mine who was an aeronautical engineer in college applied for one of those. "Physical Standards" means heart rate & blood pressure under stress. If it goes too high when you're down here, you could inadvertently threaten a mission in space, nor can it drop too low or "murmur" in varying pressure atmospheres (I lose at that point). If you have a healthy heart & lungs, (and don't show any impulsive destructive tendencies) most of the time they'll consider you.

[EricVanWyk]

My lung only collapsed one and a half-ish times. Can I go?

[yodameister]

Cool...I have the educational background required. I have the experience required. I have the physical requirements in line. Cool...I'm going into space!

[sporno]

for serious?

that would be so tight

[RoboMom]

For all of you who think you are in the “I’m not qualified” category-
I met the wonderful Don Thomas when he moved to Baltimore a couple of months ago, and we are having ongoing talks about ways for him to be involved in FIRST here in Maryland.

He was rejected from NASA as an astronaut 3 times over many years. But he kept following his dream, and kept figuring out what he needed to do next. Don just retired from NASA, with 1000+ hours in space.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thomas-d.html

[Elgin Clock]

I kinda found it funny that a degree in Archeology is not counted as a qualification..

I'm sure that will change the day we find some alien artifacts on another planet and we need some experts in that field.




/me thinks I have watched way too many Space/Sci-Fi movies in my day.

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I kinda found it funny that a degree in Archeology is not counted as a qualification..

I'm sure that will change the day we find some alien artifacts on another planet and we need some experts in that field.

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/me thinks I have watched way too many Space/Sci-Fi movies in my day.

Stargate? Wooo! Daniel Jackson!!

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

My lung only collapsed one and a half-ish times. Can I go?

No you cannot. Strict medical background checks are made. All health issues are reported to NASA through doctors and hospitals and also the private NASA docs. Sorry =)

[Chris Hibner]

I saw this on the local news when I was sitting in our Lounge in Houston. So, just for fun I applied later that day. It would be funny if I made it out of the first round.