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Also, since some people have a general bit of confusion about this: yes, you CAN just apply to get into the JAXA/NASA astronaut candidate listing. Whether you get selected for the Astronaut corps has a lot to do with your experience and talents, though. Some people spend their lifetime on the list without getting selected, obviously, even talented candidates who move up the line more. It helps if you have research to your name and are getting involved in a mission specifically to further said research.
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| # ¿ Apr 2, 2012 18:49 |
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| # ¿ May 23, 2013 06:26 |
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SgtMongoose posted:There unfortunately no current listings on http://usajobs.gov for astronaut positions. That's mostly because NASA is at a weird time at the moment. What with currently being at the point where they've got no manned vehicles to put into space anymore. The Shuttle program is over, NASA's budget is pretty much hosed, Congress keeps changing its mind between wanting them to just shut down or do everything they can imagine on a shoe-string budget, it's kind of silly really. Private space is doing decent in the meantime. NASA does still have astronauts, but since most ISS missions are being ran through ESA and Russian vehicles, they aren't exactly space surplus, and most of the missions are waaaay pre-scheduled right now. Also: Show rules. Space is the best.
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| # ¿ Apr 2, 2012 23:05 |
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Pokemon OH SNAP! posted:Is it that or is it that NASA hires astronauts in yearly waves with openings posted at roughly the same time every year. (They do, mid November) Point, but I fully expect them to scale it back some over the next few years if only because of the budget shenanigans. A lot of it depends for how long the ISS is kept in operation. Zorak fucked around with this message at Apr 4, 2012 around 07:25 |
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Anyways, re: the show: Episode one was great. I'm surprised how much chops the director seems to have. I mean, I guess all those years of Doraemon had to go to something, but still. Of course, Mutta's voice actor, Hiroaki Hirata, is loving pro as hell and insanely good at what he does, so that really helps in selling it too. With a less strong cast it wouldn't do nearly as well, but Hirata as in Tiger & Bunny loving nails it. e: I'd like to call attention that the astronaut they met as kids is a real dude, and he owns. Zorak fucked around with this message at Apr 4, 2012 around 08:00 |
| # ¿ Apr 4, 2012 07:57 |
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It's a "serious" show in that it relates more to the real world and is less futurist than Planetes, but how you can see it as a serious and dark show by comparison to Planetes is hysterical. Planetes is bleak as gently caress at times. Space Brothers has been nothing but screaming "bootstraps and optimism", all while being silly and light. That's not necessarily a bad thing by any stretch of the meaning, but still.
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| # ¿ Apr 26, 2012 05:25 |
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Shakugan posted:With regards to the latest episode, wouldn't poor eyesight automatically disqualify someone trying to become an astronaut? Nope, quite a few people in the program who have glasses. Comes with being nerds. I don't think pilots are able to. The biggest restrictions are physical fitness, health, and height.
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| # ¿ Jul 1, 2012 06:40 |
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