Yes, this has to do with trails. Become a NASA astronaut. Try ti get on a team going to Mars.
In your spare time, plot out trails for hiking there.
( Yes, I'm serious, but I'm too old to be an astronaut.)
Good Luck !
Here is a copy of the Press Release:
December 14, 2015
RELEASE 15-234
Be an Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers
Recently named the best place to work in the federal government for the
fourth year in a row, NASA is looking for the best candidates to work in the
best job on or off the planet. The astronaut candidate application website
now is live and accepting submissions through Feb. 18.
Qualifying U.S. citizens may apply at:
usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/423817000
NASA astronaut Shannon Walker and astronaut selection manager Anne Roemer
will answer questions about the job, and the application and selection
processes, on Reddit.com beginning at 4 pm EST today. At that time, anyone
may submit questions at:
reddit.com/r/IAmA/
The agency expects to announce final candidate selections in mid-2017. Those
chosen may fly on any of four different U.S. spacecraft during their careers:
the International Space Station, two commercial crew spacecraft currently
in development by U.S. companies, and NASA's Orion deep-space
exploration vehicle.
"NASA is on an ambitious journey to Mars and we're looking for talented
men and women from diverse backgrounds and every walk of life to help get us
there," said NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden.
"Today, we opened the application process for our next class of astronauts,
extraordinary Americans who will take the next giant leap in exploration.
This group will launch to space from U.S. soil on American-made spacecraft
and blaze the trail on our journey to the Red Planet."
NASA astronauts will again launch to the International Space Station from
Florida's Space Coast on American-made commercial spacecraft -- Boeing's
CST-100 Starliner and the SpaceX Crew Dragon. These spacecraft will allow
NASA to add a seventh crew member to each station mission, effectively
doubling the amount of time astronauts will be able to devote to research in
space, expanding scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies.
Astronauts also will lift off again from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched on the agency's Space Launch
System rocket, to unprecedented missions in lunar orbit. There, the space
agency will learn more about conducting complex operations in a deep space
environment before moving on to longer duration missions as it progresses on
its journey to Mars.
To help accomplish this work, NASA will select qualified astronaut candidates
from a diverse pool of U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds,
including engineers, scientists and physicians. According to the professional
networking site LinkedIn, some 3 million of the site's members working in
the United States appear to meet the minimum academic eligibility
requirements for the job.
"NASA's mission, and what we need from the astronauts helping to carry it
out, has evolved over the years," said Brian Kelly, director of Flight
Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Some people would
be surprised to learn they might have what it takes. We want and need a
diverse mix of individuals to ensure we have the best astronaut corps
possible."
Astronaut candidates must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited
institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer
science or mathematics. An advanced degree is desirable. Candidates also must
have at least three years of related, progressively responsible professional
experience, or at least 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft.
Astronaut candidates must pass the NASA long-duration astronaut physical.
"The Office of Personnel Management is proud to support NASA's efforts to
recruit our country's next generation of astronauts," said Beth Cobert,
acting director of OPM. "One of this agency's primary goals is to help
attract, recruit, hire and retain the best and most talented workforce to
serve the American people. We stand ready to help NASA find and support the
talent it needs to fulfill its exciting mission to Mars. I'm proud to help
agencies across government shape the federal workforce of the future by
providing such tools as USAJOBS, our one-stop source for federal job and
employment information."
For more information about a career as an astronaut, and application
requirements, visit:
nasa.gov/astronauts
Follow NASA on LinkedIn, and find more NASA jobs, at:
linkedin.com/company/nasa
-end-
In your spare time, plot out trails for hiking there.
( Yes, I'm serious, but I'm too old to be an astronaut.)
Good Luck !
Here is a copy of the Press Release:
December 14, 2015
RELEASE 15-234
Be an Astronaut: NASA Accepting Applications for Future Explorers
Recently named the best place to work in the federal government for the
fourth year in a row, NASA is looking for the best candidates to work in the
best job on or off the planet. The astronaut candidate application website
now is live and accepting submissions through Feb. 18.
Qualifying U.S. citizens may apply at:
usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/423817000
NASA astronaut Shannon Walker and astronaut selection manager Anne Roemer
will answer questions about the job, and the application and selection
processes, on Reddit.com beginning at 4 pm EST today. At that time, anyone
may submit questions at:
reddit.com/r/IAmA/
The agency expects to announce final candidate selections in mid-2017. Those
chosen may fly on any of four different U.S. spacecraft during their careers:
the International Space Station, two commercial crew spacecraft currently
in development by U.S. companies, and NASA's Orion deep-space
exploration vehicle.
"NASA is on an ambitious journey to Mars and we're looking for talented
men and women from diverse backgrounds and every walk of life to help get us
there," said NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden.
"Today, we opened the application process for our next class of astronauts,
extraordinary Americans who will take the next giant leap in exploration.
This group will launch to space from U.S. soil on American-made spacecraft
and blaze the trail on our journey to the Red Planet."
NASA astronauts will again launch to the International Space Station from
Florida's Space Coast on American-made commercial spacecraft -- Boeing's
CST-100 Starliner and the SpaceX Crew Dragon. These spacecraft will allow
NASA to add a seventh crew member to each station mission, effectively
doubling the amount of time astronauts will be able to devote to research in
space, expanding scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies.
Astronauts also will lift off again from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft, launched on the agency's Space Launch
System rocket, to unprecedented missions in lunar orbit. There, the space
agency will learn more about conducting complex operations in a deep space
environment before moving on to longer duration missions as it progresses on
its journey to Mars.
To help accomplish this work, NASA will select qualified astronaut candidates
from a diverse pool of U.S. citizens with a wide variety of backgrounds,
including engineers, scientists and physicians. According to the professional
networking site LinkedIn, some 3 million of the site's members working in
the United States appear to meet the minimum academic eligibility
requirements for the job.
"NASA's mission, and what we need from the astronauts helping to carry it
out, has evolved over the years," said Brian Kelly, director of Flight
Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "Some people would
be surprised to learn they might have what it takes. We want and need a
diverse mix of individuals to ensure we have the best astronaut corps
possible."
Astronaut candidates must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited
institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer
science or mathematics. An advanced degree is desirable. Candidates also must
have at least three years of related, progressively responsible professional
experience, or at least 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft.
Astronaut candidates must pass the NASA long-duration astronaut physical.
"The Office of Personnel Management is proud to support NASA's efforts to
recruit our country's next generation of astronauts," said Beth Cobert,
acting director of OPM. "One of this agency's primary goals is to help
attract, recruit, hire and retain the best and most talented workforce to
serve the American people. We stand ready to help NASA find and support the
talent it needs to fulfill its exciting mission to Mars. I'm proud to help
agencies across government shape the federal workforce of the future by
providing such tools as USAJOBS, our one-stop source for federal job and
employment information."
For more information about a career as an astronaut, and application
requirements, visit:
nasa.gov/astronauts
Follow NASA on LinkedIn, and find more NASA jobs, at:
linkedin.com/company/nasa
-end-
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"What do you mean its sunrise already ?!", me.