Timeline for What percentage of humans could execute the job of astronaut if given the opportunity? [closed]
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| Jul 8, 2022 at 21:38 | history | closed |
Ryan C Fred TrySCE2AUX David Hammen Dan Hanson |
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| Jul 8, 2022 at 21:37 | comment | added | Dan Hanson | The problem with the question isn't that it is opinion-based, but it's far too broad. 'Astronaut' ranges from a passenger ('spam in a can') to someone sent up to repair Hubble or run a complex science experiment. There are mission specialists who require significant training, but NASA has also sent up teachers (almost) and Senators. It all depends on the role and the specific tasks to be done. | |
| Jul 8, 2022 at 0:58 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @DavidHammen wait, what? Why is this data "CUI"? I imagine the answer to my question was worked out at least 50 years ago and would thus be long declassified. | |
| Jul 8, 2022 at 0:48 | comment | added | David Hammen | @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. | |
| Jul 7, 2022 at 12:42 | answer | added | GremlinWranger | timeline score: 3 | |
| S Jul 7, 2022 at 11:51 | history | suggested | The Rocket fan |
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| Jul 7, 2022 at 9:43 | comment | added | The Rocket fan | I retraced my close vote because maybe we can possibly find out some rough numbers. It may be a bit opinion based but it can still be answered. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 23:51 | comment | added | Organic Marble | 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? | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 22:55 | comment | added | JonathanReez | To the person close-voting: what's "opinion based" about the question? I've explicitly asked about NASA (or other space agency) estimates, not personal opinions. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 22:36 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 6, 2022 at 19:07 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @GregMiller right and only a certain % of all humans could complete it successfully. The question is what % of humans that is. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 19:02 | comment | added | Greg Miller | 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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 18:05 | history | edited | JonathanReez | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 6, 2022 at 18:04 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 17:55 | comment | added | Greg Miller | "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. | |
| Jul 6, 2022 at 17:09 | history | asked | JonathanReez | CC BY-SA 4.0 |