Who hasn't dreamed of becoming an astronaut? If you can float in space, set foot on the moon or reach Mars. Cinema abounds in space adventures, even with non-science fiction and productions that end in tragedy. Other films tell stories of future missions to the Red Planet, sites on Earth's satellites, or astronauts discovering the origins of human life there.
NASA knows that the era of space conquest is returning and that it needs workers. For this purpose, it has introduced a job opportunity to hire future professionals. He does not want experienced astronauts in the style of the movie 'Space Cowboy', but is looking for highly prepared young people, whose first condition is residency in Houston (Texas) and who have US citizenship at the time of selection. . Where applicable, aliens must swear an oath of allegiance to the United States.
The terms of the call – which closes on April 2 – explain that the job will have an annual salary of around 139,000 euros. The most likely candidates are science students, mainly graduates or doctors in engineering, new technologies and mathematics. Of course, applicants must be willing to spend more than 75% of their time traveling and abandon teleworking as the invitation expressly warns.
The selected ones will have full time job and will get juicy supplements as per assigned work.
His duties included operations in space, including the International Space Station; development and testing of future spacecraft; Participate in research experiments on various tasks; Be part of the ground support team for space flight training missions, and serve as the public image of NASA.
Training requirements
NASA requires future astronauts to have a two-year doctorate in engineering, astronomy, medicine, psychology, nursing and exercise physiology, and hold an International Test Pilot School degree by June 2025. , which is 1,000 hours as an aircraft commander in the case of pilots, a minimum of 850 in 'high performance' aircraft. For the remaining specialties, three years of professional experience in each field must be accredited.
After the first screening, those selected must pass drug controls, medical and psychological tests, rigorous physical and swimming tests, and simulations of long-term work under pressure in a highly stressful and hostile environment.
Once inside NASA, they will be future residents of lunar space stations and could be part of the first mission to 'colonize' Mars and become world legends.
