Author Topic: Bigelow Aerospace seeks professional astronauts (Read 5548 times)

oscar71 · « **on:** 03/10/2010 05:24 am »

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPATH=JELGF3RI&je=myrec&APath=1.39.21.0.0&jrjob=true&sc_cmp2=10_JobMat_JobDet&Job_DID=J8G1NC5XTZWKB1BYLVG&ff=39&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=11597d716f914bb99830a52456356bdc-321498672-wi-6

Bigelow Aerospace seeks professional astronauts to fill permanent positions. Qualified applicants need to have completed a training program from their government or recognized space agency and have at least some flight experience on a recognized space mission. Specialized training and/or experience (ie: Medical, Payload Specialist, EVA, Pilot, etc.) is not a pre-requisite, but is definitely a plus.

Possible opportunities will come in two areas:

1) Ground
· Working with Marketing Team to secure government and cooperate clients.

· Working with Design and Fabrication Teams to help optimize layout of systems for on-orbit serviceability and ergonomics.

· Working with Mission Control Team on final checkout of flight vehicles, both pre and post launch.

· Help Develop Astronaut training programs for Bigelow Aerospace Professional Astronaut Corps as well as Client Astronaut Corps.

· Work instructing in the Bigelow Astronaut Training Program

2) Flight

· Perform as Professional Astronaut aboard Bigelow Aerospace Station Complex

· Manage all onboard aspects of employee and customer astronaut personal safety

· Maintain the Station Complex as required (mainly IVA, but some EVA as well)

· Help clients with payloads or experiments (primarily with regards to integration into station’s systems and communications)

Bigelow Aerospace is a leader in the commercial space complex arena providing a Low Earth Orbital environment and necessary services to cooperate and governmental clients in support of space research and exploration

telomerase99 · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/10/2010 06:25 am »

Now thats what I'm talkin about!

Sen · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/10/2010 07:17 am »

Quote from: oscar71 on 03/10/2010 05:24 am

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPATH=JELGF3RI&je=myrec&APath=1.39.21.0.0&jrjob=true&sc_cmp2=10_JobMat_JobDet&Job_DID=J8G1NC5XTZWKB1BYLVG&ff=39&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=11597d716f914bb99830a52456356bdc-321498672-wi-6

Bigelow Aerospace seeks professional astronauts to fill permanent positions. Qualified applicants need to have completed a training program from their government or recognized space agency and have at least some flight experience on a recognized space mission. Specialized training and/or experience (ie: Medical, Payload Specialist, EVA, Pilot, etc.) is not a pre-requisite, but is definitely a plus.

Just once id like to find a job placement where it read "unqualified applicants" and the requirements were "needs to show up to collect paycheck". the world is so unfair.

neilh · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/10/2010 08:02 am »

Yup, it's official -- we're living in the future.

ehb · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/10/2010 03:06 pm »

Is this the first instance of a private company hiring astronauts for orbital work?

Namechange User · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/10/2010 03:08 pm »

This has actually been on their website for a number of years.

mr. mark · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/10/2010 03:57 pm »

Spacex has already hired astronauts for in house and space activities. Ken Bowersox (hope I spelled that right) comes to mind as an example.

bad_astra · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/10/2010 04:49 pm »

Quote from: ehb on 03/10/2010 03:06 pm

Is this the first instance of a private company hiring astronauts for orbital work?

MirCorp hired the services of cosmonauts for their one Mir mission, though I suppose they were still on a Russian payrol.

Antares · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/10/2010 05:22 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 03/10/2010 03:57 pm

Spacex has already hired astronauts for in house and space activities. Ken Bowersox (hope I spelled that right) comes to mind as an example.

Yes, but flying for SpaceX is not currently in his job description.

mlorrey · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/10/2010 09:54 pm »

There was that dude in Oregon (the toy designer) who built his own rocket and advertised for astronauts. Dont know how realistic his whole scheme is, haven't heard anything from them in a long while.

bad_astra · « **Reply #10 on:** 04/14/2010 04:50 pm »

Quote from: mlorrey on 03/10/2010 09:54 pm

There was that dude in Oregon (the toy designer) who built his own rocket and advertised for astronauts. Dont know how realistic his whole scheme is, haven't heard anything from them in a long while.

I think his name was Brian Walker. I don't think he ever made any progress. Personal issues came up at home. Initially he was going to use a rocket that would have suffered from pendulum-effect, but when he was notified of it, he revised his plans. He was never intending to reach 328k with the R.U.S.H.

Hopefully he will continue and have some success. As I recall he did make his own training equipment, and a peroxide distillation setup.