Applicants for NASA Astronaut Job – Over 18,000 for 14 places

More than 18,000 people have applied for just 14 places on NASA’s latest astronaut training intake, according to the space agency.

That figure surpassed the record set in 1978 of 8,000 applications said NASA in a statement.Applications this time around opened in mid-December and closed Thursday 18th February.

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