{"id":2472,"date":"2011-07-26T07:45:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T14:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:23","slug":"you-need-to-be-between-52-and-63-to-get-a-job-as-an-astronaut-and-other-interesting-nasa-hiring-requirements-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2011\/07\/you-need-to-be-between-52-and-63-to-get-a-job-as-an-astronaut-and-other-interesting-nasa-hiring-requirements-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"You need to be between 5’2″ and 6’3″ to get a job as an astronaut, and other interesting NASA hiring requirements and notes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2004 NASA astronaut selection. Seated, from left: Bobby Satcher, Chris Cassidy, Ricky Arnold and Shane Kimbrough. Standing, from left: Jose Hernandez, Tom Marshburn, Joe Acaba, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Jim Dutton and Shannon Walker. Not shown: Randy Bresnik.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was just checking out the NASA brochure for astronaut jobs<\/a> and hiring information (last updated March 2008). Although the information has to be made available, I didn’t realize they marketed it so publicly — I like to imagine most astronauts as Steve Rogers-style, genetically modified super-scientist outer space aviators. The type that are made, not born, with the sole intention of implementing extra-terrestrial projects of the highest level of classification.<\/p>\n

All joking aside, there are some very interesting points in the job post.<\/p>\n