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user-inactivated  ·  3457 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Astronaut Requirements (could you be one?)

I failed the health checks when I got seriously into Space about a generation ago. I'd have needed about 2 years of hard core physical training, and then rush into a B.S. degree. So I can safely say that in my case the answer is no, I cannot be an astronaut.