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GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700 and also you get to go to fuckin space.

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:04

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H.P. Hovercraft posted:

fyi astronauts are paid exactly dick and no one wants to be one now for a few reasons

But before you polish up your resume, NASA isn't loosening its standards. You must have at least a bachelor's degree � most astronauts have a master's or a doctorate � in engineering, biological science, physical science or math. You must learn Russian, but be a U.S. citizen. You must know basic physics. Being a medical doctor or a teacher helps. You must have vision that can be corrected to 20/20, no high blood pressure and be between 5 foot 2 inches and 6 foot 3 inches.

Given these tight requirements, NASA will still probably get 3,000 qualified applicants, Kavandi said. The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700.

one loving inch t :mad:

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:05

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H.P. Hovercraft posted:

The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700.

so you can make almost 100k/yr with a math or physical science degree?

uh, that's not "dick" that's p good actually wtf else will you do with a math degree other than actuary or teaching high school (the answer is "nothing" which i know because i have a math degree)

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:05

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H.P. Hovercraft posted:

The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700.

oh no!

thats poverty level!!!

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:05

Dr. Honked: Jan 9, 2011; eat it you slaaaaaaag

who will be the first fat man in space

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:06

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

Dr. Honked posted:

who will be the first fat man in space

gaben

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:06

Adult Sword Owner: Jun 19, 2011; u deserve diploma for sublime comedy expertise

the only "wtf" part of those requirements is russian

everything else is pretty part for the course for a "physically demanding nerd job"

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:06

b0red: Apr 3, 2013

my neighbor was selected to become a astronaut, moved his entire family/life out to texas iirc than they stopped sending people up in space.

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:07

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

Dead Inside Darwin posted:

oh no!

thats poverty level!!!

yosposters don't understand average income, news at 11

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:09

01011001: Dec 26, 2012

Dead Inside Darwin posted:

the only "wtf" part of those requirements is russian

everything else is pretty part for the course for a "physically demanding nerd job"

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:09

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

fyi astronauts are paid exactly dick and no one wants to be one now for a few reasons

But before you polish up your resume, NASA isn't loosening its standards. You must have at least a bachelor's degree � most astronauts have a master's or a doctorate � in engineering, biological science, physical science or math. You must learn Russian, but be a U.S. citizen. You must know basic physics. Being a medical doctor or a teacher helps. You must have vision that can be corrected to 20/20, no high blood pressure and be between 5 foot 2 inches and 6 foot 3 inches.

Given these tight requirements, NASA will still probably get 3,000 qualified applicants, Kavandi said. The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700.

you don't need money in space

Dead Inside Darwin posted:

the only "wtf" part of those requirements is russian

everything else is pretty part for the course for a "physically demanding nerd job"

uh you have to be able to talk to the russkies who'll be your neighbor in space

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:10

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Proteus4994 posted:

so you can make almost 100k/yr with a math or physical science degree?

uh, that's not "dick" that's p good actually wtf else will you do with a math degree other than actuary or teaching high school (the answer is "nothing" which i know because i have a math degree)

should have done finance

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:10

Al!: Apr 2, 2010

that's pretty good pay for a government job

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:10

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Proteus4994 posted:

yosposters don't understand average income, news at 11

"The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700"

nothing about there is average you dolt

Install Gentoo posted:

uh you have to be able to talk to the russkies who'll be your neighbor in space

i mean yeh i understand why they want it, its just not something that most people would have thought about in college unless they were directly chasing an astronaut career

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:10

Al!: Apr 2, 2010

plus dont astronauts get free room and board? IN SPACE?

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:10

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

Proteus4994 posted:

so you can make almost 100k/yr with a math or physical science degree?

uh, that's not "dick" that's p good actually wtf else will you do with a math degree other than actuary or teaching high school (the answer is "nothing" which i know because i have a math degree)

look at this guy thinkin he can get into space with a bachelor's

we're tolkien about postgrad in engineering and md's with flight experience if you even want to be in the shortlist

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:11

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

Dead Inside Darwin posted:

"The job pays between $64,700 and $141,700"

nothing about there is average you dolt

not you, you idiot, the guy you quoted

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:12

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H.P. Hovercraft posted:

fyi astronauts are paid exactly dick and no one wants to be one now for a few reasons

yeah but commander hadfield :swoon:

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:13

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a literal babby who knows nothing about space mans posted:

the only "wtf" part of those requirements is russian

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:13

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

look at this guy thinkin he can get into space with a bachelor's

we're tolkien about postgrad in engineering and md's with flight experience if you even want to be in the shortlist

postgrads in any physical science/math program STILL aren't going to make anywhere near that

lol if u think that pure science and math majors have the same doors open to them as people graduating with cs and engineering degrees

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:14

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Dr. Honked posted:

who will be the first fat man in space

Proteus4994 posted:

gaben

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:14

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graph posted:

yeah but commander hadfield

he's canadian and rules. Also do you not know that it's only the Russians who go to space now? Americans have to hitch a ride

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:14

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Proteus4994 posted:

yosposters don't understand average income, news at 11

lol gently caress yourself, middle class

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:15

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Dead Inside Darwin posted:

the only "wtf" part of those requirements is russian

you're an idiot, quelle suprise

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:15

Al!: Apr 2, 2010

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

look at this guy thinkin he can get into space with a bachelor's

we're tolkien about postgrad in engineering and md's with flight experience if you even want to be in the shortlist

man you are really overestimating what teachers with masters and phds are usually paid

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:15

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

graph posted:

yeah but commander hadfield

he is paid in canadian dollars which are significantly more valuable

also his total compensation doesn't need to include health insurance

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:15

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graph posted:

you're an idiot, quelle suprise

how many of you idiots are going to ignore my first response

i think were up to 4

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:15

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Blackula69 posted:

he's canadian and rules. Also do you not know that it's only the Russians who go to space now? Americans have to hitch a ride

after that last satellite shot i'd probably ~~turn them down~~ totally go for it :unsmigghh:

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:16

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

Al! posted:

man you are really overestimating what teachers with masters and phds are usually paid

i'll go ahead and put some facts on the table since i taught high school

i started at $38,000/yr with a bachelor's degree (this was 2001)

if i'd had a masters degree it'd have gone to about $45,000/yr

this was about a decade ago but even with cola you're barely approaching average income, let alone the "dick" you get paid for being an astronaut

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:17

Adult Sword Owner: Jun 19, 2011; u deserve diploma for sublime comedy expertise

being an astronaut sounds hard and not well paying thats why i bought ksp

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:18

Adult Sword Owner: Jun 19, 2011; u deserve diploma for sublime comedy expertise

i can simulate the astronaut lifestyle by farting a lot in my closed room and only rarely showering

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:19

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i just put on diapers and am about to go on a cross-country drive, is this the astronaut lifestyle y/n

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:20

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

what you're forgetting is that we're talking about postgrad STEM who're nasa competitive and medical doctors

not some dumbass who paid tuition for their masters

these types of resumes generally go into finance or earn a shitload being specialist physicians

this is the crux of the problem and where the brains are draining to

especially the top ivy grads

these people simply do not go into teaching

e: also lol again if you think a bachelor's will get you into space

H.P. Hovercraft fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Jul 17, 2013

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:20

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

Blackula69 posted:

i just put on diapers and am about to go on a cross-country drive, is this the astronaut lifestyle y/n

is it a murder road trip (aka the best kind of road trip)?

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:20

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Proteus4994 posted:

is it a murder road trip (aka the best kind of road trip)?

i prefer grand larceny road trips personally

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:21

Proteus4994: Jan 2, 2001; Do not engage. Just tell me to go back to Kiwi Farms where I waste days upon days crying about how I wasted years upon years on SA. Did you know I was personally responsible for SA's rise in popularity in the 00's? It's true! Just come to the Farms and find out how! It's the trash kingdom I deserve.

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

what you're forgetting is that we're talking about postgrad STEM who're nasa competitive

not some dumbass who paid tuition for their masters

no, you can do as well as you want in math/pure science and if you don't have a ph.d. you can forget about ever getting a job much better than lab monkey or high school teacher. i don't care if you're top 10% or bottom 10%, pure science jobs are not easy to find.

nasa is actually one of the biggest employers of pure science college graduates in america and their budget is getting gutted weekly (same with darpa) so it's even worse than it used to be

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:22

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

that's cool now google how much a physics or engineering phd can make in finance

or how much an cardiologist makes

and now you know why nasa has astronaut recruitment problems

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:25

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Blackula69 posted:

lol gently caress yourself, middle class

VERY MISLEADING

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:27

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

i mean unless you think these kinds of people aren't really interested in going up into space anymore

which is a fair point i guess now that we don't really have a program and have to play nice with the reds

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OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

that's cool now google how much a physics or engineering phd can make in finance

or how much an cardiologist makes

and now you know why nasa has astronaut recruitment problems

cardiologist has way more school/training to pay for

finance is the clear winner by far

im serious they fuckign love pure science majors

# ? Jul 17, 2013 20:32

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