NASA wants astronauts who could live and work on the moon
NASA is taking applications for its next astronaut class, and the gig pays $164,395 a year to train in Houston. The agency's pitch: you could end up walking on the moon, staffing a lunar base or helping push crews toward Mars. The deadline is midnight ET on Dec. 3.
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NASA opened applications for its next class of astronauts, and U.S. citizens have until midnight ET on Dec. 3 to get in. The listing warns there are
few vacancies,
pays $164,395 a year and requires a move to Houston to work at the Johnson Space Center. NASA is staffing up as it plans a moon base and crewed missions to the lunar surface.
Administrator Jared Isaacman said the hires could walk on the moon, live and work at the moon base, and
help pioneer the systems and operations that will ultimately carry crews to Mars.
He added the missions
TopicsNASA · Jared Isaacman · Johnson Space Center · Artemis II · Houston · Mars
Source: cbsnews.com
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