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You didn't say if the cosmologist is theoretical or experimental. A scientist would need a solid experimental record to be very competitive as a mission special
by bfe 15y ago
You didn't say if the cosmologist is theoretical or experimental. A scientist would need a solid experimental record to be very competitive as a mission specialist astronaut candidate. (And of course an applicant for pilot astronaut has basically zero chance without top performance as an experimental test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base on her resumé.)
- mturmon 15y agoAll I'm saying is, they're both exceptional (among the class of serious-about-flying hard-science PhDs with extensive publication records and > 10 years mission experience) and they did not get in. Just calibration.