NASA Needs Astronauts, Accepting Applications This December

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NASA recently announced they will be hiring new astronauts as they begin looking forward to the next steps in manned space flight. They will begin accepting applications this December 14 and will close recruitment some time in February of 2016; NASA expects to announce their new hires in 2017. Ideal candidates “must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics…Candidates also must have at least three years of related, progressively responsible professional experience, or at least 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. Astronaut candidates must pass the NASA long-duration spaceflight physical.”

This new generation of astronauts, in addition to the 47 active members of NASA’s astronaut corps, will fly from the space coast on a number of commercially developed crafts, including Space X’s new Dragon rocket, and will help lay the foundations for long-duration space flight missions. As NASA looks forward, missions to both the moon and Mars will no longer be the stuff of science fiction. Development of new vehicles, such as Boeing’s Starliner and NASA’s Orion, and new technologies that may eliminate the need for rocket fuel or will reduce long distance travel time, will challenge astronauts to test and experiment to push the boundaries of science and mankind’s reach in space.

Read more about NASA’s plans for the future and the astronaut hiring process on the Space Coast Daily, or in Fortune online. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]! Be sure to ask us about our Fall Special, now through November 30!