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Re:Astronaut Selection by arcanus on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @10:25AM (#10696858)
> Also, note that astronauts tend to be selected late in life - mid-30s and early-40s

Late in life? Can't speak for everyone, but my life expectancy is considerably longer than my early-40s.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by trothamel on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @10:31AM (#10696903)
Later than people think, maybe? My point is that they're expect to have a successful career first, rather than it being a job people apply to directly from college or grad school.
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Re:Astronaut Selection by rbanffy on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @11:09AM (#10697203)
Not if you are an astronaut ;-)
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