An opportunity for anyone looking to not work in education any more? ...

[6Foot2]

Link: Astronaut | Explore careers | National Careers Service

 

 

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[hallamke]

This killed me Brilliant

 

Sadly cannot apply as would fail on the age range...... and all of the degree requirements

[6Foot2]

... Sadly cannot apply as would fail on the age range...... and all of the degree requirements ��

 

Same: I'm WAY above the top age limit.

 

Also, I don't have a further degree.

 

Oh, and I don't speak Russian.

 

To top it all, I have 0 hours flying experience - in any kind of plane.

 

The salary's a bit low, given all the requirements and the inherent risks.

 

Apart from that, I would (probably) go for it!

 

[PotNoodleTech]

I was just gonna apply but then I realised I don't have US Citizenship!

[6Foot2]

I was just gonna apply but then I realised I don't have US Citizenship!

 

Oh, that too. I forgot that one.

 

[Bedders]

I laughed at the

"You could work: evenings/weekends/bank holidays

away from home"

[NegativeKillDeath]

Given that my users often want the moon on a stick I consider myself part time astronaut.

[jthompson]

Ooh, that's a good read. I'd recommend reading the full page, though.

 

I got excited reading through the day-to-day tasks and being able to tick off a few things that any half decent IT technician will be able to do:

 

 

But my heart sank when I read a bit further.

 

[mikes]

Got a lot of space cadets at my workplace already

[dhicks]

You could work: evenings/weekends/bank holidays

 

...or, depending on your exact orbit, quite possibly all three pretty much at once - relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2883/

[6Foot2]

...or, depending on your exact orbit, quite possibly all three pretty much at once - relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2883/

 

Everything Everywhere All at Once