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  • $\begingroup$ "A reasonable amount of training" is really the key. It costs a lot of money to train astronauts, and they don't want to waste it on someone who won't stick around, will get sick, die, go on strike, get in disputes/fights with others, etc. So I think it's a lot less of CAN they do the job, and more of WILL they do the job. $\endgroup$
    – Greg Miller
    Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 17:55
  • $\begingroup$ @GregMiller there's different parts of the training though? Some of it happens long before the mission when astronauts go to college to study engineering/biochemistry/etc - I assume this type of training is relatively cheap. Some of it happens after you're picked for the job and that part is indeed expensive. $\endgroup$
    – JonathanReez
    Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 18:04
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    $\begingroup$ Yea, I assumed there are enough biologists, engineers, etc to be cheaply replaceable. The mission/astronaut specific training is still going to be very expensive. $\endgroup$
    – Greg Miller
    Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 19:02
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    $\begingroup$ I'm not the downvoter, but is there any actual data that could be used to answer this question? If not, it's opinion based. If all you are asking is, did NASA publish this number, the answer is no, because they don't know (or care) what the answer is either. They want to select people who can successfully do the job, not figure out some funky alternative means of picking the suboptimal candidates. Why would they? $\endgroup$
    – Organic Marble
    Commented Jul 6, 2022 at 23:51
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    $\begingroup$ @OrganicMarble There are no data that can be used to answer this question. The OP is asking for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) data. Leaking such data isn't quite as bad would be leaking classified information, but it can still spell fines and even perhaps years of free room and board for the leaker. (But rather substandard free room and board.) In other words, go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. $\endgroup$
    – David Hammen
    Commented Jul 8, 2022 at 0:48