When I was in Houston attending the huge Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, I picked up an interesting NASA brochure, simply titled: Astronaut Candidate Program.
It’s a freshly printed handout, clearly dedicated to attracting future astronauts to the fold.
Couple of things caught my eye: “Following the shuttle retirement in 2010, trips to and from the ISS [International Space Station] will be aboard the Russian Soyuz vehicle. Consequently, astronauts must meet the Soyuz size requirements…standing height between 62 and 75 inches.”
So the shuttle going-out-of-business is a go for sure, at least according to the brochure.
Also I noted, if designated as an Astronaut Candidate, the person has to be able to swim 3 lengths of an 80-foot long (25-meter) pool without stopping, and then swim 3 lengths of the pool in a flight suit and tennis shoes.
The good news is that there is no time limit for doing this…but you must also be able to tread water continuously for 10 minutes. Seemed semi-symbolic, to me, if budget cuts waylay NASA’s replanting of bootprints on the Moon and flinging flesh to Mars.
Meanwhile, check out all the current requirements at: www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/astronauts
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