[Image created with Gemini]
[Image created with Gemini]

NASA is accepting applications for astronauts to carry out its lunar base construction plans.

CBS News reported Monday (local time) that NASA has posted a recruitment notice for next-generation astronauts who will live and work on the moon.

Applicants must be US citizens, and there is no official age limit.

Candidates must meet at least one of the following criteria: a master's degree or at least two years of doctoral study in a STEM field such as engineering, biology, physics, computer science or mathematics; a degree in nursing or medicine; or completion of, or enrollment in, a nationally recognized test pilot school.

Selected astronauts will undergo two years of training and are expected to land at the lunar poles, construct a base and conduct exploration missions.

The annual salary is $164,395.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the recruits "will walk on the moon, live on a lunar base and help pioneer the systems we'll ultimately bring to Mars," adding, "Help us write the next chapter of humanity's greatest adventure."

NASA's astronaut selection process is notoriously rigorous. Candidates must pass a physical examination and demonstrate leadership, teamwork and communication skills.

NASA also held an open recruitment in 2024, when 10 candidates were selected from a pool of 8,000 applicants and are currently undergoing training.


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