Your Chance to be an Astronaut 302
codewarrior78411 writes "NASA posted a hiring notice for new astronauts Tuesday, on usajobs.com, seeking for the first time in almost 30 years men and women to fly aboard spacecraft other than the shuttle. The agency is seeking 10 to 15 new faces for three to six-month missions aboard the international space station." Requirements include 'Must be a U.S. citizen between 5-foot-2 and 6-foot-3 in height (to squeeze into Russia's three-passenger Soyuz capsule)' 'At least a bachelor's degree in engineering, a biological or physical science, or mathematics' 'three years of relevant professional experience' and most interestingly 'Vision correctable to 20/20. For the first time, the space agency will consider applicants who have undergone successful refractive eye surgery.'
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Peter
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I qualify (Score:1, Funny)
One-way or two-way missions? (Score:4, Funny)
I wouldn't... (Score:3, Funny)
Here's my chance (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Damn it! (Score:5, Funny)
Salary (Score:3, Funny)
Re:height discrimination! (Score:3, Funny)
Where's my penis shaped ship? (Score:3, Funny)
Great. I have this sneaky suspicion that this cattle call will end up as network reality show contest.
Re:What about Color Blindess? (Score:2, Funny)
It would be nice until they ask you to press the green 'launch' button, and you press the red 'self-destruct' button instead.
(P.S. I'm colour-blind myself, so I figure I'm allowed to make bad jokes like that)
Re:So why the degree req'mt? (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe because this is the real-world NASA and not a Ben Afflec movie?
Re:Damn it! (Score:4, Funny)
"I've watched every episode of Star Trek, Stargate and Lost in Space. I'm sure that qualifies as experience."
Stargate takes away points. You need stuff with real rocket science, so you'll know what someone means when they say "They've gone plaid!"
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Re:One-way or two-way missions? (Score:3, Funny)
But the latency would be terrible
Heh, which was kind of my point. It would have to be a pretty necessary mission to require a one way trip to Mars.
Though there are some interesting things you could do on Mars if you were there, by yourself, for 100 years. For instance, you could go check out what is under that rock... or that other rock... Make some footprints in the dust, that could be fun.
My goal would probably be to go moderately insane, and send back messages of how I had organized the Martian populace and warned them about the intentions of Earth.
Re:Damn it! (Score:5, Funny)
Day 75: I think Dr. Evers knows about my connection with the galactic federal space donkeys. Operation F. Y. C. may have to be accelerated.
Day 83: Mishnog's suggestion to use the vacuum of space to preserve the meat was a success!
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Flamebait? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:height discrimination! (Score:3, Funny)
I TOTALLY Agree! I'm a short, fat, balding, middle age, heavy drinker and smoker AND they won't even take ME! I mean WTF!
Dad?!?!?
Re:height discrimination! (Score:3, Funny)
Fixed that for you.
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Re:Damn it! (Score:1, Funny)
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