Could You Qualify to Be a Full-Fledged Astronaut?

It’s not all glamour and spacewalks, but it is rewarding.

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Aug 31, 2018 · 7 min read
A group of U.S. Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion underway recovery techniques in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Photo: Photo: NASA/Radislav Sinyak

By Sara Chodosh

Becoming an astronaut isn’t for everyone. Robb Kulin recently became the first astronaut candidate in 50 years to drop out of NASA’s astronaut training program, and though it’s tempting to focus on the challenges and stresses he must have

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