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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Feb 16, 2007 11:11:23 GMT -1
Can you make Mars multicoloured and not just red? It'd really funk it up
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 11:14:51 GMT -1
You got it man, it would be so funky to do I'd have no fear of death. I'd want to do it so much, even if I die on the way back I won't mind too much because I will have claimed Mars as a funky planet not many people can say that. What do I have to do to do it though...... You'd have to be extremely fit, and then apply to NASA for Astronaut training... to get even more fit! Also learning to fly etc - most of those astronauts started out in the US Air Force, cos you need to be able to fly an F16 or whatever before you'll be let loose on a Space Shuttle! Oh yeah... and you'll need to move to Cape Canaveral... (well you could try getting in touch with the European Space Agency but the Yanks will be the first to send people to Mars, almost certainly...)
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 11:19:30 GMT -1
I am fit, a few months ago I was extremely fit. Do I have to fly, can't a couple of the other guys do that, don't want us all to fly do thay unless I guess if they're only taking say 3 people.
Moving to Cape Canaveral isn't bad if thats the price I have to pay I'd be very happy.
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 11:20:38 GMT -1
Can you make Mars multicoloured and not just red? It'd really funk it up Metaphorically speaking yeah I can make it mulitcolored and funky.
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 11:27:00 GMT -1
I am fit, a few months ago I was extremely fit. Do I have to fly, can't a couple of the other guys do that, don't want us all to fly do thay unless I guess if they're only taking say 3 people. Moving to Cape Canaveral isn't bad if thats the price I have to pay I'd be very happy. How fit are we talking? 100m in sub-ten-seconds?! I don't know how fit you have to be, but we're talking fairly military SEALS fit I think... I think you have to be able to fly, in case something happens to the main pilots... but hey, you have 15 years so just funk it! Indeed not, I imagine it's quite a pleasant place of being in the USA. I'm vague on whether you need to be an astrophysicist, I think most Air Force types probably aren't. The boffins are all down here relaying instructions over the 'phones to the astronauts I think...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 11:35:40 GMT -1
With the construction of the International Space Station, there will be a permanent human presence in outer space and a need for astronauts. But becoming an astronaut in the U.S. space program is not easy, and the process can take several years.
There are three types of astronauts in the U.S. space program:
Commander/pilot Mission specialist Payload specialist The commander is responsible for the mission, the crew and the vehicle. The pilot assists the commander in operating the vehicle and deploying satellites. The mission specialist works with the commander and pilots in shuttle operations, performs spacewalks and conducts experiments. The payload specialist performs specialized duties as the mission requires. Payload specialists are people other than NASA personnel, and some are foreign nationals. The basic qualifications for becoming an astronaut include:
U.S. citizenship (for pilots and mission specialists) Bachelor's degree (engineering, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics) from an accredited college or university Three years of related experience after obtaining the bachelor's degree - A master's degree equals one year of experience, and a doctorate equals three years. Passing a NASA space physical examination - Pilots need to pass a Class I physical; mission/payload specialists must pass Class II. Both are similar to civilian and military flight examinations. More than 1,000 hours experience as pilot-in-command of a jet aircraft (pilots only) Height of 64 to 76 inches (162.5 cm to 193 cm) for pilots, 58.5 to 76 inches (148.5 cm to 193 cm) for mission/payload specialists To apply for an astronaut position, you fill out the appropriate forms and submit them to NASA, which accepts applications continuously. You can download the forms here. NASA then screens the applications, and you may be asked to go for a weeklong session where you will participate in personal interviews, medical tests and orientations. Your screening performance will be evaluated, and if you are lucky, you may be accepted as an astronaut candidate. NASA announces candidates every two years, selecting about a hundred men and women out of thousands of applicants.
If you are selected, you will report to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for training and evaluations, which last two years. During the training period, you will take classes in basic science (math, astronomy, physics, geology, meteorology, oceanography), technology (navigation, orbital mechanics, materials processing), and space shuttle systems. You will also be trained in land and sea survival techniques, SCUBA, microgravity, high- and low-pressure environments, and spacesuits. You must pass a swimming test (swim three lengths of a 25-meter pool in flight suit and tennis shoes, and tread water for 10 minutes). If you are a pilot, you will train in NASA's T-38 jet aircraft and shuttle training aircraft at least 15 hours each month. Mission specialists fly four hours each month.
At the end of the two-year training period, you may be selected to become an astronaut. As an astronaut, you will continue classroom training on the various aspects of space shuttle operations that you started as an astronaut candidate. You will begin training on each individual system in the shuttle with the help of an instructor. After that, you will train in simulators for pre-launch, launch, orbit, entry and landing. Depending upon whether you are a pilot or mission specialist, you will learn how to use the shuttle's robotic arm to manipulate cargo. You will continue generic training until you are selected for a flight.
Bollocks
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Post by ITFC Dudette6 on Feb 16, 2007 11:36:17 GMT -1
Can you make Mars multicoloured and not just red? It'd really funk it up Metaphorically speaking yeah I can make it mulitcolored and funky. Haha, funky
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 11:38:21 GMT -1
LOL is there a problem LL?! They don't ask for much, do they?! Surprised there are any astronauts at all! Maybe you should see if the Ruskies can sort you out...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 11:42:02 GMT -1
FFS one of my fantasies has got to come true, those racist bastards, why do you HAVE to be American.
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 11:45:24 GMT -1
FFS one of my fantasies has got to come true, those racist bastards, why do you HAVE to be American. You can be a "Payload Specialist" without being American it seems. You can get citizenship there without being born there too, you know? I think you have to show loyalty to that state so that they won't fear you stealing technology and/or selling secrets to other countries. After all, it is as much a military as a scientific organisation you know. Tragically the only reason humankind sought to go into space was in order to maintain military advantage over our fellow man...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 11:50:31 GMT -1
Those Payload guys don't seem to be the ones who go on the spacewalk, which we the whole point really. Funk, I don't think I can do all that, plus they get thousands of applicants every year, only a couple of hundred have ever been employed at astronauts. Unless I get a funky person doing all the tests and that on me and helping me out on all the studying/exams and learning to fly then I don't think they'll pick me. Shit I had seriously been wanting to do this all last night and today. But I guess I really wanted to do it all my life. Why does everything have to be so difficult.
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 11:57:02 GMT -1
Awww mate! Did you not have any clue how enormously hard it is to become an Astronaut then?! You can get citizenship if you marry an American bia...
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Post by Billy on Feb 16, 2007 12:01:03 GMT -1
I can get you a US passport
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 12:01:53 GMT -1
JH you are the king of the world!!! I'll just marry some american funkette!! ;D I did know it was enormosly hard to become an Astronaut, but not quite this hard. They seem to be asking too much of an ordianry man, I went to another site which was saying you need to get top grades throughout your whole education, now I didn't do bad but there was more important things in my mind when I was at school. Hey I find some funkette and maybe my dream is back on track. ;D
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 12:06:50 GMT -1
I can get you a US passport A hooky one, imagine the scandle if it was found out, not cool for a space hero, thanks anyway.
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Post by jh1980 on Feb 16, 2007 12:13:20 GMT -1
JH you are the king of the world!!! I'll just marry some american funkette!! ;D Am I?! WOOOO! The man always wants to keep a playa down! I dunno matey it'd take work, that's for sure...
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 12:17:02 GMT -1
Who's American attractive and wants to marry me? I offer free funk lessions for my wife. ;D
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Post by Stan on Feb 16, 2007 12:18:37 GMT -1
Who's American attractive and wants to marry me? I offer free funk lessions for my wife. ;D Do you mean lessons, or (more worryingly) lesions...
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Post by Billy on Feb 16, 2007 12:18:39 GMT -1
I can get you a US passport A hooky one, imagine the scandle if it was found out, not cool for a space hero, thanks anyway. True, not cool. HAve you considered the cosmonaut route as an alternative?
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Post by Dr LuKas on Feb 16, 2007 12:24:21 GMT -1
Whats that Billy? You know what I mean Stan.... Maybe OG could do some Wife Pimping for me.
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