{"id":181020,"date":"2023-02-15T16:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/how-to-be-an-astronaut\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:58:47","slug":"how-to-be-an-astronaut","status":"publish","type":"stem-content","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/how-to-be-an-astronaut\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Be an Astronaut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you wonder what you should do to become a NASA astronaut? Do you wonder what classes to take or which degree is best? Learn from those who know the answers because they have accomplished their dream of becoming a NASA astronaut. Read articles and watch videos to help you prepare if becoming an astronaut is your dream job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/astronauts\/\">Astronaut Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/explorers-wanted-nasa-to-hire-more-artemis-generation-astronauts\/\">Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/astronauts\/an-astronauts-guide-to-applying-to-be-an-astronaut\/\">An Astronaut\u2019s Guide to Applying to Be An Astronaut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/astronaut-requirements\/\">Astronaut Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/10-ways-students-can-prepare-to-beanastronaut\/\">10 Ways Students Can Prepare to #BeAnAstronaut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/edu\/news\/2015\/11\/4\/so-you-want-to-be-an-astronaut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So You Want to Be an Astronaut?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/loral-ohara-nasa-astronaut\/\">Meet Astronaut Graduate: Loral O\u2019Hara<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.tumblr.com\/post\/132538793869\/5-myths-about-becoming-an-astronaut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr Article: Five Myths About Becoming an Astronaut<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Video Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLTUZypZ67cdtrZ3i_6N8ckywyhz6CEVQO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Playlist:\u00a0Want to Be an Astronaut? You\u2019ll Need These 4 Skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-XQ_CuIwDlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AskNASA: How Can I Be An Astronaut?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q5T9iYjt6Lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becoming Astronauts: Are You Next?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VZZX_idrN50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From JPL Intern to NASA Astronaut: Jessica Watkins\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"#askAstro: How to Be an Astronaut\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xYVF_TD-mKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#askAstro: How To Be an Astronaut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xido1Jb445A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#askAstro: Should I Become a Pilot To Be an Astronaut?\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xido1Jb445A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronaut Kate Rubins Gives Career Advice to Kids\u2014My Path\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC3865EC00D8E3DB1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronauts\u2014In Their Own Words<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JVQvQBiZ1sE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Message for Aspiring Astronauts (Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AMpM4wPo0X8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advice for Students (Dr. Franklin Chang-D\u00edaz)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xkS8Pcpnd-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronaut Mike Fincke\u2019s Career Path<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn from those who know the answers because they have accomplished their dream of becoming a NASA astronaut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":316549,"template":"","categories":[],"stem-terms":[8043,8071,8044,8051,8052,8050,8053,8066,8049,8046,8045,8068,8069],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[3854],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"How To Be an Astronaut","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/how-to-be-an-astronaut\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/how-to-be-an-astronaut\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts102-314-003.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts102-314-003.jpg"},"articleSection":"General","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-02-15T21:31:52Z","datePublished":"2023-02-15T21:31:52Z","dateModified":"2024-02-22T18:58:47Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"How To Be an Astronaut\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem-content\/how-to-be-an-astronaut\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts102-314-003.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-02-15T21:31:52Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"General\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":316549,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sts102-314-003.jpg","title":"Spacewalker Susan J. 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The pair, destined to become members of the Expedition Two crew aboard the station later in the mission, rode aboard Discovery into orbit and at the time of this EVA were still regarded as STS-102 mission specialists. 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