China News Service, March 5th. According to the United States "World Daily" report, on March 2nd local time, NASA, which has not recruited astronauts for four years, began accepting applications in order to train the next astronauts.
Eligibility is not limited to ethnicity and industry, but it must meet the following basic requirements: a U.S. citizen, a bachelor's degree in science and engineering or a medical school degree, or a bachelor's degree in science and technology and a pilot test certificate.
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To be admitted, you need two years of professional experience, or more than 1,000 hours of driving experience with jets. After admission, you must pass the NASA long-term space flight fitness test.
Young American men and women who are interested in going to space can register online before March 31.
The American "Artemis Project" intends to send the first female astronaut and a male astronaut to the moon by 2024; the mission is to "show the latest advances in science and technology and lay the foundation for the development of the lunar economy by private enterprises".
NASA Administrator Bridensteen hopes young men and women of all backgrounds to join the program, and start a new era of human exploration of the universe.
NASA plans to decide on the final candidate by mid-2021, and then start training for new astronauts.
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NASA recruited new recruits in 2015. More than 18,000 people signed up. After two years of intensive and rigorous training, 11 new astronauts will graduate in January 2020.
Steve Koerner, director of NASA ’s flight operations department and chairman of the selection committee, said it ’s not easy to become an astronaut; he said, “Applicants must face competition from thousands of people, and our next batch From it. "
The United States has trained 350 astronauts since the 1960s and currently has 48 astronauts in service.