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Pursuing a Career as an Astronaut: Pathway and Preparation Tips

Discover the rigorous training and education required to become an astronaut. From high school to college, find out what it takes to excel in a space exploration career. Learn about key subjects, extracurricular activities, and important skills to cultivate. Prepare yourself for a future among the stars!

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Pursuing a Career as an Astronaut: Pathway and Preparation Tips

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  1. Ender’s Game Project Michael Reynolds Per 3 April 4, 2007

  2. Middle School Counselor

  3. How to be an Astronaut

  4. The Odds • From thousands of applications from all over the world, approximately 100 men and women are chosen for an intensive astronaut candidate training program every two years.

  5. High School • Math and science. • Best possible grades for standardized test scores (SAT and/or ACT). • Know how to be a team player. • Understand and appreciate both your ethnic, cultural and American history. • Maintain knowledge of current events.

  6. High School Classes • Physics • Biology • Chemistry • Physical Education • Health • Mathematics • Foreign Language • Etc.

  7. Other Things To Do • Sports Teams (Teamwork) • Science Olympiad

  8. Web Sites • http://q80girl.blogspot.com/ • http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/pdf/educator-job_space.pdf • http://edspace.nasa.gov/earthcrew/news/ecn2/index.html • http://www.nasa.gov/

  9. High School Counselor

  10. So You Want to be an Astronaut.

  11. College Classes • Engineering • Biology • Physical science • Mathematics • Earth & Space Science

  12. College • The "minimum degree requirement" for an astronaut is a bachelor's from an accredited institution. Three years of related increasingly responsible professional experience must follow that degree. • Many schools offer degrees in technical fields, math, and science. Check with a guidance/college counselor or a good college directory. • Do the very best that you possibly can. You will need the grades to graduate into a good Master of Science program. • Center your curriculum around science and the technologies. There are many degree options. • To communicate, both written and verbally, is also vital to working in the Space program. To know history is important to success. “not only as an astronaut but as a citizen.” • Be bilingual.

  13. Class I Physical (Pilots) • Unavailable Information • Google

  14. Class II Physical • http://work-for-nasa.50webs.com/physical/class • May soon contain Class II

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