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1. H O W T O B E C O M E A N
A S T R O N A U T P A R T 1
M A T T C R O W E

2. R U S S I A , C H I N A , A N D T H E U S A A R E T H E F R O N T
R U N N E R S .
1. Be a citizen of a country with a space agency
that is capable of sending humans to space.

3. T H E E S A I S S E E K I N G C A N D I D A T E S W H O A R E
B E T W E E N 2 7 A N D 3 7 Y E A R S O L D . N A S A I S L E S S
S T R I N G E N T ; T H E R E A R E N O K N O W N A G E
R E S T R I C T I O N S , B U T T H E P A S T A S T R O N A U T S A R E
B E T W E E N T H E A G E S O F 2 6 A N D 4 6 . T H E A V E R A G E
A G E I S 3 4 .
2. Be the right age.

4. T H E E S A O N L Y A C C E P T S C A N D I D A T E S W H O A R E
B E T W E E N 5 ′ T O 6 ’ 2 1 / 2 ″ . W I T H N A S A , T H E Y S E E K M E N
A N D W O M E N B E T W E E N 5 ’ 2 ″ A N D 6 ’ 3 ″ .
3. Be the right height.

5. I N O R D E R T O B E C O M E A N A S T R O N A U T , Y O U R N E A R
A N D F A R V I S I O N M U S T B E C O R R E C T A B L E T O 2 0 / 2 0 .
A S F O R Y O U R H E A L T H , Y O U R B L O O D P R E S S U R E
C A N N O T B E A B O V E 1 4 0 / 9 0 W H E N I N A S I T T I N G
P O S I T I O N .
4. Pass the physical.

6. H A B L O I N G L E S ?
5. Speak English.

7. I N O R D E R T O B E C O M E A N A S T R O N A U T , Y O U R N E A R
A N D F A R V I S I O N M U S T B E C O R R E C T A B L E T O 2 0 / 2 0 .
A S F O R Y O U R H E A L T H , Y O U R B L O O D P R E S S U R E
C A N N O T B E A B O V E 1 4 0 / 9 0 W H E N I N A S I T T I N G
P O S I T I O N .
6. Learn how to swim and swim well.