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by maddiver on June 27th, 2005

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How are astronauts selected?

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  • by James D on July 13th, 2005

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    NASA has a whole site dedicated to how astronauts are selected. Here's a summary of the basic process:

    1. Applicants must apply for the position
    2. Those that qualify are then evaluated by a discipline panel
    3. After that, should you be recommended by the panel, you go through training for a number of years.

    Part of the training involes learning how to survive in water, and exposure to high-atmosphere situations and the problems involved. You also get to experience a simulation of space flight through a jet plane nose diving at a certain angle.

    The next part of the training has you undergo simulations using the orbiter (What they call the space shuttle.) Also, you learn to work with Mission Control as a team.

    For more information, check out http://astronauts.nasa.gov/
    For an in-depth PDF on how the astronaut process works, see here:
    http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/spacenews/factsheets/pdfs/np199707006jsc.pdf

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