{"id":151084,"date":"2022-11-25T12:24:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/heres-how-nasa-determines-which-applicants-make-it-to-be-astronauts"},"modified":"2022-11-25T12:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T18:24:49","slug":"heres-how-nasa-determines-which-applicants-make-it-to-be-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/heres-how-nasa-determines-which-applicants-make-it-to-be-astronauts","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How NASA Determines Which Applicants Make It to Be Astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M3m5npzgVLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many children grow up gazing up at the night sky, dreaming of becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/astronaut-spend-355-days-orbit-international-space-station-2022-9\" rel=\"\">astronauts<\/a> who boldly go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/moon\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_self\">the Moon<\/a> \u2013 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>But in order to get that elusive job, would-be astronauts must make it through a competitive selection process. For NASA\u2019s 2021 class of astronauts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-selects-new-astronaut-recruits-to-train-for-future-missions\/#:~:text=NASA%20has%20chosen%2010%20new, for%20humanity's%20benefit%20in%20space.\" rel=\"\">the space agency<\/a> said it chose just 10 candidates from more than 12,000 applicants.<\/p>\n<p>Basic requirements, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/frequently-asked-questions-0\/#:~:text=The%20basic%20requirements%20to%20apply, command%20time%20in%20jet%20aircraft.\" rel=\"\">NASA<\/a>, include US citizenship and a master\u2019s degree in a STEM field, like engineering, biological science, or computer science. Astronauts must be in good shape and able to pass NASA\u2019s demanding physical exams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many children grow up gazing up at the night sky, dreaming of becoming astronauts who boldly go to the Moon \u2013 and beyond. But in order to get that elusive job, would-be astronauts must make it through a competitive selection process. For NASA\u2019s 2021 class of astronauts, the space agency said it chose just 10 [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1523,38,1514],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biological","category-computing","category-engineering","category-space-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}