NASA searches the Internet for those wishing to go to Mars

While the private project of Mars One becomes more and more like a genius scam, NASA space agency is moving confidently towards its goal - to send people to the Red Planet. In order to, like the hero of Matt Damon from the movie "Martian", go to Mars, those who want to meet the requirements set by the agency, as well as fill application form on the official site. And there, who knows, maybe some of them will choose to participate in the historically important space mission.

"NASA is extremely ambitious about flying to Mars, so we are looking for talented women and men who will help us get there. Starting today, we are beginning to accept applications for the formation of a completely new class of astronauts - gifted Americans, with whose help humanity will make a breakthrough in the exploration of outer space, "said the head of the agency Charles Bolden.

What are the requirements of NASA for those wishing to become astronauts? The submitting online application must have a bachelor's degree in engineering, biology, physics, informatics or mathematics. An academic degree in one of these areas gives the program participant additional advantages over competitors. But this, of course, is not all. Those wishing to become astronauts should have at least 1000 hours of flight on jet aircraft, or, alternatively, must have at least three years of experience in the field of their professional activities.

Of course, candidates should not take any drugs (they will have to periodically take a drug test), have excellent physical fitness and be ready to undergo an additional program of intensive training (all candidates will undergo a thorough physical examination), have good eyesight and be US citizens. In addition to all of the above, candidates should be prepared to carefully study the biography and even bank accounts of the NASA security department. It is understandable, suddenly the debtor wants to escape to Mars with an outstanding mortgage?

Despite the fact that the salary of astronauts in the US can hardly be considered the highest, they receive from 66 to 144 thousand dollars a year, which is much less than the earnings of more popular professions, it can be assumed that those who want to become the first people to set foot on Mars will have enough .

The article is based on materials https://hi-news.ru/space/nasa-razyskivaet-v-internete-zhelayushhix-otpravitsya-na-mars.html.