Deadline: March 31st 2020 11:59 p.m. EDT Tuesday
NASA Astronaut Recruitment 2020 Application – Nasa is accepting applications for future astronauts.The call for more astronauts comes at a time when the agency is preparing to send the first woman and next man to the Moon with the Artemis program. Exploring the Moon during this decade will help prepare humanity for its next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
OVERVIEW
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Pay scale & grade – GS 13 – 14
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Salary
$104,898 to $161,141 per year
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-Time
NASA employees receive a competitive salary and enjoy a full range of valuable employee benefits — along with challenging, interesting, meaningful work and life-long learning opportunities. Also, your pay package grows as you gain experience and responsibility. Search this page for detailed information about your employee benefits and pay.
Nasa Astronaut Recruitment Requirement/Qualifications
The basic requirements to apply include United States citizenship and a master’s degree in a STEM field, including engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics, from an accredited institution. The requirement for the master’s degree can also be met by:
- Two years (36 semester hours or 54 quarter hours) of work toward a Ph.D. program in a related science, technology, engineering or math field;
- A completed doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine degree;
- Completion (or current enrollment that will result in completion by June 2021) of a nationally or internationally recognized test pilot school program. However, if test pilot school is your only advanced degree, you must also have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM field.
Candidates also must have at least two years of related, progressively responsible professional experience, or at least 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. Astronaut candidates must pass the NASA long-duration spaceflight physical.
Nasa Astronaut Recruitment Application Process
As part of the application process, applicants will, for the first time, be required to take an online assessment that will require up to two hours to complete.
After completing training, the new astronauts could launch on American rockets and spacecraft — developed for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program — to live and work aboard the International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth. There they will take part in experiments that benefit life at home and prepare us for the Moon and Mars.
They also may launch on NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, docking at the Gateway in lunar orbit before taking a new human landing system to the Moon’s surface. After returning humans to the Moon in 2024, NASA plans to send astronauts to the lunar surface once per year on expeditions and establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028. Gaining new experiences on and around the Moon will prepare NASA to send the first humans to Mars in the mid-2030s.
U.S. citizens may submit applications to #BeAnAstronaut at: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/561186900
For more Information: Visit the website for Nasa Astronaut Recruitment 2020 Application
