1. HOW TO BECOME A NASA ASTRONAUT

2. HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS ARE THERE?
CURRENT ASTRONAUTS: 138
ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES: 17
RETIRED ASTRONAUTS: 129
DECEASED: 27

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4. HOW MANY ASTRONAUTS ARE MILITARY?
Navy: 35
Air Force: 28
Marine: 7
Army: 7
Candidates: 12 of the 17

5. WHERE DO ASTRONAUTS COME FROM?
Leading Institutions:
1. U.S.N.A. 51
2. U.S.A.F.A. 34
3. Naval Post Grad 32
4. MIT 31
5. Purdue 20
6. Stanford 18
7. U.S.M.A. 17
8. U. Colorado 13
9. Wash U. 11
10. Cal Tech 11

6. WHAT IS A TYPICAL ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE?
Total Candidates (2011): 15
Average Age: 37
Youngest: 30
Oldest: 42
10 Military 5 Civilian
13 Male 2 Female
Education: 9 BSc, 2 MA, 4 PhD

7. IT’S NOT EASY… You must start early (age 14)
A lot of astronauts have a military background
Some astronauts have scientific backgrounds
You must be healthy and physically fit
You must be good at communication and literacy
You must be able to live and work with other people
You must be determined and motivated
You must work well under pressure
You must be prepared to train for thousands of hours

8. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Shuttle Pilot:
- 1,000 hrs in jets
- Class 1 Flight Physical
- 20/70 eyesight
- correctable to 20/20
- Blood Pressure 140/90
- Height between 64 & 76 in
Mission Specialist:
- Class II Flight Physical
- 20/200 eyesight
- correctable to 20/20
- Blood Pressure 140/90
- Height between 58.5 & 76 in

9. OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological science, physical
science, or mathematics
- 3 years experience in field
- MSc = 1 year; PhD = 3 years
- Finalists undergo week of interviews and evaluations (med)
- Pay scale is $50K - $110K (£32K - £70K)
- 2 years training prior to mission
- 75m swim in flight suit and tennis shoes
- Tread water for 10 min
- Scuba qualification
Overall, NASA says they want team players and problem solvers

10. PROBLEM SOLVING 1
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space in the year If the first human to land on Mars was to land there in the year 2030, how long would there be between these two events?
Give answer in years.
How many months?
How many weeks?
How many days?

11. HAVE YOU GOT THE RIGHT STUFF?
Complete the on-line ICSA STRIPE assessment test. This will help work out what team role you could take on!

12. EARN YOUR STRIPES Self-Manager Team-Worker Reflective Learner
Mission Commander
Medical Officer
Flight Systems Engineer
Team-Worker
Logistics Engineer/Operations
Communications Officer
Food Hygiene Officer
Reflective Learner
Research scientist
Geologist
Computer Engineer
Innovative Thinker
Engineering Officer
Mission Specialist
Pilot
Robotics Engineer
Participator
Ground Crew
Life Support Engineer
Health and Safety/Security
Enquiring Learner
Planetary Specialist
Astrophysics Officer
Navigation Systems Officer

13. PROBLEM SOLVING 2 If launch is at 18.00h at what time is each stage? 1
Event 1
-12h 00m 00s
Start of final countdown 2
-07h 30m 00s
Electrical system check 3
-03h 20m 00s
Chilldown of main engine 4
-01h 10m 00s
Check launch systems 5
-00h 07m 00s
Arm docking clamp 6
-00h 04m 00s
Pressurize tanks 7
-00h 01m 00s
Switch on fuel pumps 8
-00h 00m 40s
Disconnect fuel hoses 9
-00h 00m 03s
Transfer command
launch
-00h 00m 00s
Ignite main engine
If launch is at 18.00h at what time is each stage?

14. PROBLEM SOLVING 3
You can use three identical digits in a simple addition sum so that the total is 12. You cannot use the digit 4. What is the answer?
What object can you cut clean through and be left with one object with two ends?
This sentance containes two misstakes. How many mistakes are there in the sentence above?
When you’re looking for something, you always seem to find it in the last place you thought of looking. There is a scientific explanation for this. What is the explanation?