--- title: You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut description: NASA has launched its application process to find its newest batch of space explorers. canonical: https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-14T20:45:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:59:07.384Z article:section: Science og:title: You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut og:description: A job that's out of this world og:url: https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fff9ed063ca4d88/698875450b72e384256e7416/gettyimages-128637050.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 128637050 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut twitter:description: A job that's out of this world twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fff9ed063ca4d88/698875450b72e384256e7416/gettyimages-128637050.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 14, 2015 8:45 PM UTC  NASA has launched its application process to find its newest batch of astronauts. NASA has launched its application process to find its newest batch of astronauts.NASA-Getty Images/Photo Researchers RM  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 14, 2015 8:45 PM UTC Want a job that’s out of this world? [Apply to become an astronaut](https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/423817000). NASA on Monday launched its application process to find its newest batch of space explorers. Adventure seekers can now apply to work full-time for the space agency in some positions that can take them on long journeys to Mars, NASA said. “Today, more new human spacecraft are in development in the United States than at any time in history,” the agency said in its long job listing. “Future astronaut candidates will have the opportunity to explore farther in space than humans have ever been.” Annual salaries range from $66,000 to about $145,000\. Flying experience is not a requirement, NASA said, and job seekers don’t have to be rocket scientists. An advanced degree is not required to become an astronaut, and neither is perfect vision nor military experience. The application process ends on Feb. 18. You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/"},"headline":"You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut","datePublished":"2015-12-14T20:45:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:59:07.384Z","description":"The job can pay up to $145,000 a year","url":"https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/","keywords":["Space"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fff9ed063ca4d88/698875450b72e384256e7416/gettyimages-128637050.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7fff9ed063ca4d88/698875450b72e384256e7416/gettyimages-128637050.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"128637050","caption":"NASA has launched its application process to find its newest batch of astronauts.","creditText":"NASA-Getty Images/Photo Researchers RM","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4148301/nasa-astronaut-apply/","name":"You Can Now Apply to Become a NASA Astronaut"}}]}] ```