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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Kid of an AirForce fighter pilot here. My dad’s F-100 school roommate, [Ron Grabe](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_J._Grabe) was an astronaut.
Several factors.
1. The risk seeking personality of a fighter pilot or test pilot means they know their lives are on the line every day.
2. Fighter Pilots can pull up to 8 or 9 G’s every flight. That’s 8 or 9 times the force of gravity on Earth. They are trained to keep their minds alert, to prevent the urge to pass out, and to keep their bodies agile and responsive.
So yeah, transferable skills.
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