Astronaut Want Ad: Job Opportunities for Commercial Space Travel

created at: 04/12/2011

Until recently, the odds of getting a job as a full time astronaut that actually travel into space were incredibly slim: most candidates are not only ranked military officers and trained fighter pilots, but had Ph.Ds in the sciences, inpeccable physical health, have a body of a certain size, shape, and weight, pass a trillion tests, to only have a few go into space each year.

All that’s still true, but a game-changing want ad just posted: Richard Branson’s Virgin group is branching out into space travel, and they’re hiring.   Virgin is seeking the very first commercial pilot-astronauts to test and eventually fly missions to space.

created at: 04/12/2011

Think you’ve got what it takes? Check out the qualifications, then head to Careers.Virgin to apply. If you get in, please take photos.

created at: 04/12/2011