Is it fitness and transferable skills? Seems like it would be most advantageous to be some sort of scientist. With the likes of SpaceX making it all more automated, will the demographic of astronauts change?
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Go watch the movie “The Right Stuff” from the 80s where they document the decision-making process behind choosing the first set of American (human) astronauts. You’re right that things are changing, but at the time it was very important that people with the right mentality and experience in a similar stress environment (both physical and mental) be in place.
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