900+ Apply To Become Japanese Astronaut
I was always fascinated by the universe, stars and planet, and at one time in my youth, I yearn to be an astronaut.
This year, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opened their doors for the first time in 10 years and began accepting applications.
And it looks like there are many astronaut wannabe out there because a total of 963 people applied for the job.
“Astronauts Takao Doi and Akihiko Hoshide both traveled consecutively on the U.S. space shuttle this year, and that probably caused interest to rise,” a JAXA representative said.
A total of 839 men and 124 women applied. Nearly 70 percent of them were aged between 30 and 40.
Source: Mainichi Japan
I wonder if the news about the Takao Doi going into space and sucessfully throwing a boomerang has anything to do with this craze.
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haha i wouldnt feel safe in a ship with osaka at the helms, just look at her vacant face!
FINALLY, WE CAN BEGIN COLONIZATION OF OTHER STAR SYSTEMS ALA MACROSS.
On a side note, I wanted to be one too, alafista, seems like it was almost every child’s dream to explore the final frontier. ^^
@Dee I rather have osaka driving the shuttle than yukari-chan hurhur
It’s gonna take awhile to sort out the good applicants.
I wanted to be an astronaut at one point too. (I still want to go to space one day)