For prospective astronaut selections (around 2030s-2040s), retrospectively & theoretically speaking what would be considered a "highly qualified" candidate for the astronaut corps to Mars? I want to focus on Engineering & flight hours in this situation and ask if this would a favorable candidate to NASA's astronaut selection board:
- Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering with distinction & honors, masters in Aerospace Engineering, & a PhD in Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Numerous internships, extra-curriculars & research opportunities
- Commissioned US Air Force pilot or US Navy aviator ; distinguished graduate from Test Pilot School & accumulating 1,500+ test pilot in command hours of complex military jets.
- Incredibly fit and passes all physical examinations.
Would one with these sample qualifications be a favorable candidate for NASA's astronaut selection around 2030-2040 for the manned Mars mission? Would they be considered as an ideal pilot & can they also be considered for a mission specialist, commander, or payload specialist? or would someone with similar qualifications just be thrown in the pool to be selected with other similar pilot qualified astronaut hopefuls? and other applicants with extensive research experience over military hours would be considered primarily for mission specialist positions?
Edit: I heard in this sub-reddit that the needs of astronauts is declining & was wondering if this would be true considering NASA and/or other space agencies tend to have the goal to send humans to Mars by 2050.
Submitted April 23, 2018 at 06:30PM by stellarlion1999 https://ift.tt/2Kahben
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