{"id":7760,"date":"2016-02-23T11:23:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T11:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-04-28T18:28:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T18:28:48","slug":"nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasa: &#8216;record number&#8217; of astronaut applications for class of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2016-02\/23\/record-number-of-astronauts-nasa\" title=\"Nasa: 'Record number' of astronaut applications\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/63e2971d52_16-018-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When Nasa\u00a0announced\u00a0they were looking for new astronauts, reaction was unsurprisingly excited. So much so, according to\u00a0Nasa, that a &#8220;record number&#8221; of people applied to become an astronaut.<\/p>\n<p>The job specifications were pretty strict &#8212; recruits had to have &#8220;a high level of education in scientific or technical disciplines, coupled with an outstanding professional background in research, application or education fields&#8221;. They also needed to have several years experience of working in a technical environment, and have to pass an extensive physical. That didn&#8217;t stop over 18,300 people applying, though &#8212; over 10,000 more applications than the previous record of 8,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By: Emily Reynolds, <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2016-02\/23\/record-number-of-astronauts-nasa\" title=\"Nasa: 'Record number' of astronaut applications\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Nasa\u00a0announced\u00a0they were looking for new astronauts, reaction was unsurprisingly excited. So much so, according to\u00a0Nasa, that a &#8220;record number&#8221; of people applied to become an astronaut. The job specifications were pretty strict &#8212; recruits had to have &#8220;a high level of education in scientific or technical disciplines, coupled with an outstanding professional background in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tj-archive","category-transhumanism","nodate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nasa: &#039;record number&#039; of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nasa: &#039;record number&#039; of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When Nasa\u00a0announced\u00a0they were looking for new astronauts, reaction was unsurprisingly excited. So much so, according to\u00a0Nasa, that a &#8220;record number&#8221; of people applied to become an astronaut. The job specifications were pretty strict &#8212; recruits had to have &#8220;a high level of education in scientific or technical disciplines, coupled with an outstanding professional background in &hellip; Continue reading &raquo;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TruthJuice News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-23T11:23:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-04-28T18:28:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/63e2971d52_16-018-0.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Architect\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Architect\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\",\"name\":\"Nasa: 'record number' of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-23T11:23:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-04-28T18:28:48+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/850fb4325758ef62e0feb0b6af06e039\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nasa: &#8216;record number&#8217; of astronaut applications for class of 2017\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"TruthJuice News\",\"description\":\"For the Truthseeker and Freethinker\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/850fb4325758ef62e0feb0b6af06e039\",\"name\":\"The Architect\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50e2c7869b4d2fcd7a3645c24b01bed4a88e8ed18aa2947c61c25e43732bea35?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50e2c7869b4d2fcd7a3645c24b01bed4a88e8ed18aa2947c61c25e43732bea35?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g\",\"caption\":\"The Architect\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.truthjuice.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/the-architect\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nasa: 'record number' of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nasa: 'record number' of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News","og_description":"When Nasa\u00a0announced\u00a0they were looking for new astronauts, reaction was unsurprisingly excited. So much so, according to\u00a0Nasa, that a &#8220;record number&#8221; of people applied to become an astronaut. The job specifications were pretty strict &#8212; recruits had to have &#8220;a high level of education in scientific or technical disciplines, coupled with an outstanding professional background in &hellip; Continue reading &raquo;","og_url":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/","og_site_name":"TruthJuice News","article_published_time":"2016-02-23T11:23:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-04-28T18:28:48+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/63e2971d52_16-018-0.jpg"}],"author":"The Architect","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"The Architect","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/","url":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/","name":"Nasa: 'record number' of astronaut applications for class of 2017 - TruthJuice News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-02-23T11:23:22+00:00","dateModified":"2016-04-28T18:28:48+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/850fb4325758ef62e0feb0b6af06e039"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/nasa-record-number-of-astronaut-applications-for-class-of-2017\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nasa: &#8216;record number&#8217; of astronaut applications for class of 2017"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/","name":"TruthJuice News","description":"For the Truthseeker and Freethinker","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/850fb4325758ef62e0feb0b6af06e039","name":"The Architect","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50e2c7869b4d2fcd7a3645c24b01bed4a88e8ed18aa2947c61c25e43732bea35?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50e2c7869b4d2fcd7a3645c24b01bed4a88e8ed18aa2947c61c25e43732bea35?s=96&d=wavatar&r=g","caption":"The Architect"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.truthjuice.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/author\/the-architect\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8710,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7760\/revisions\/8710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.truthjuice.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}