This is what a NASA job posting for astronauts looks like

For those who want to become astronauts, now is the time because NASA has officially opened up its application process for the space agency's next round of astronaut candidates.

Moreover, this recruitment is not like the ordinary ones, in fact those selected could end up helping NASA go to Mars.

“NASA is on an ambitious journey to Mars and we’re looking for talented men and women from diverse backgrounds and every walk of life to help get us there,” said NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden, in a statement.

“Today, we opened the application process for our next class of astronauts, extraordinary Americans who will take the next giant leap in exploration. This group will launch to space from U.S. soil on American-made spacecraft and blaze the trail on our journey to the Red Planet.”
NASA astronauts will again launch to the International Space Station from Florida’s Space Coast on American-made commercial spacecraft -- Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and the SpaceX Crew Dragon. These spacecraft will allow NASA to add a seventh crew member to each station mission, effectively doubling the amount of time astronauts will be able to devote to research in space, expanding scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies.

Astronauts also will lift off again from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched on the agency’s Space Launch System rocket, to unprecedented missions in lunar orbit. There, the space agency will learn more about conducting complex operations in a deep space environment before moving on to longer duration missions as it progresses on its journey to Mars.

So much about what you will get to do if you are chosen. But let’s get back to the basic question. Requirements for applicants, that is the first step you should be worrying about!

To get into NASA in this batch, astronaut candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science or mathematics; An advanced degree; 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; must pass the NASA long-duration astronaut physical.

So aspiring astronauts, what are you waiting for. Go beyond the limits and make us proud!

(Image credit: NASA)