Their qualifications are simply breathtaking. It just goes to show, so many of the best and brightest still want to go fly in space!http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hired-its-first-new-class-astronauts-years-help-get-mars-622695
Robb Kulin, 33, from Anchorage, Alaska, is a launch chief engineer at SpaceX. He has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Denver and a master’s in materials science and PhD in engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
the fact that he's a SpaceX employee obviously is not random.
What do you mean? Thats just normal education after a university: Bachalor / Master plus some side project. Not to play down their achievements in any way, sure they are smart people, but whats written is not breathtaking. If you work in research or academia, almost everyone has that level of qualifications.A good education is basic requirement for being an astronaut to be sure, but that doesnt distinguish them from millions others. For instance, if education would be the deciding factor if you can become an astronaut or not, all my colleges, me included, would qualify.What these men and women make to stand out are additional qualifications that are not listed in the article. I dont know the qualification process well enough, but for sure you have to be sporty, well behaved, quick learning and adaptive to new situations, don't loose focus on boring tasks etc.Also your emotional personality must be good as well, like not getting angry at any person for any reason. Work well with any person, be a team player essentially. Most of the stuff is independent of educational level. If taking these traits as pre-requirements as well as education, all my colleges, me included, would fail.
Oh good grief! Try to say something nice about people and someone else has to come along and spout negativity.
Quote from: Semmel on 06/09/2017 01:23 pmWhat do you mean? Thats just normal education after a university: Bachalor / Master plus some side project. Not to play down their achievements in any way, sure they are smart people, but whats written is not breathtaking. If you work in research or academia, almost everyone has that level of qualifications.Oh good grief! Try to say something nice about people and someone else has to come along and spout negativity.
What do you mean? Thats just normal education after a university: Bachalor / Master plus some side project. Not to play down their achievements in any way, sure they are smart people, but whats written is not breathtaking. If you work in research or academia, almost everyone has that level of qualifications.
And not a Deke Slayton among them.
2017 NASA astronaut candidate resigning this monthAlex StuckeyAug. 27, 2018 Updated: Aug. 27, 2018 10:55 a.m.Robb Kulin, a 2017 astronaut candidate for NASA, is resigning Friday for "personal reasons," becoming the first astronaut candidate to do so in about 50 years, NASA officials confirmed Monday.
That's too bad, that can't be an easy decision about halfway through astronaut training esp. after applying 3 times. It'd be so interesting to know exactly why he resigned, what mental process was at work. Like if it was something he realized during his NASA training that wasn't a good fit for him. Of course if it was a medical or family issue his privacy, if desired, of course should be respected.Best wishes to you Dr. Kulin and best of luck in your future endeavours.
And now we're passed the 2 year mark, and still no new astronauts. Hmm.
Quote from: Hog on 12/18/2019 03:31 pmAnd now we're passed the 2 year mark, and still no new astronauts. Hmm.No doubt you have seen today's announcement, but for those who haven't -- JSC just announced that the 2017 class will have its graduation ceremony on January 10. So.... 13 new astronauts for the new year.Why did it take so long? There was a change in flight operations leadership in the spring, a re-org of the astronaut office that followed, and the ASCANS had to deal with a greater number of spacecraft systems than past groups in order to qualify.MC