jonnao

Applications open soon with NASA, can you please give advice in submitting an application to the next NASA Astronaut Class?

With the greatly increasing numbers of potential candidates applying, are there specific life experiences, skills, and education that would jump off the page to the board reading an application? For instance, someone who is a commercial pilot is not as impressive as an applicant who is a Test Pilot. Is it possible to be competitive in the applicant pool with someone with this level of experience?

With the number of applications increasing, are there specific life experiences, skills, and/or educational degrees that will make an application stand out to the Review Board? For example, is it possible for a someone who is a commercial pilot to be competitive with someone who is a Test Pilot?

Thank you for your answer, @astro_g_dogg.

Thank you for your answer, @astro_tani.