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MonkeyMoney101 t1_j27j6xl wrote

If it's one of your biggest wishes isn't it worth the hassle? Besides, even if you study to be an astronaut and don't make it, you'll still have a strong science background to fall back on and have a career that's still pretty related to space.

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MisFitLoves OP t1_j27ji6g wrote

I just really dont wanna train and study and then get my heartbroken yk? But thank you tho!

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HOU-RU t1_j27k13g wrote

Why not? If that training leads to a career with NASA or ESA, wouldn’t that be a great outcome? I know quite a few NASA employees (living in Houston, it’s common) and their jobs just fill me with wonder and the little space geek in me cannot get enough.

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TheAstroGunner t1_j27kui9 wrote

ESA recruit every few years. Main requirements (I believe) :

  • A degree of some sort in science or engineering
  • Be able to speak russian
  • physically and mentally fit and healthy
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iamkeerock t1_j27orno wrote

I would bet the ability to speak Russian would be dropped soon, if not already.

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BuffaloInCahoots t1_j27km7m wrote

I wouldn’t put everything on actually getting into space but you can still work towards it and set yourself up to be one of the few available for it. If it’s your dream it’s absolutely worth trying for and even if it doesn’t work out, being in a position to be chosen still puts you close to the action. Basically, If it’s really that important to you, do everything you can to be put on the short list but think of actually getting into space as icing on the cake.

Not sure how it is in the U.K. In the states, over half the astronauts have been military.

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MisFitLoves OP t1_j27l0r0 wrote

Thank you! Airforce was my 2nd choice of job so i wouldnt mind doing time in the military but going to space is my biggest goal so i will try my best to work towards it

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YesWeHaveNoTomatoes t1_j27p1ua wrote

Before you join the military, and while you're in if they'll let you (in the US they often pay for members to take graduate degrees), and afterward as necessary, take as much science and/or engineering as you can. Try to get at least one post-graduate degree in a field related to something you would do in space, whether a practical degree such as medicine or engineering, or a science like biology or chemistry. Two is better, but regardless pick stuff you like because you need to get top marks.

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Baldmofo t1_j27nfsf wrote

Space Force, we will probably see space based warfare in the next 10 years.

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