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have you ever wondered how one becomes a NASA astronaut? It begins with filling out an application.The US space agency received more than 18,000 applications when it announced late last year that it was looking for a new class of astronauts. Selection Manager Anne Roemer said the process is no easytask. It’s very hard; we will do it very carefully. It starts by us reviewing all the files to make sure they meet the basic qualifications, and weactually utilize our current team of astronauts to come in and review the files as well.Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological science,physical science, computer science or mathematics. They also need at least three years of related experience or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airplane pilot. Along with being able to passa physical, NASA likes applicants to have certain personality traits. I think leadership,teamwork, the ability to both work on a team, lead a team, but also be a follower on a team.Communication certainly plays a role, so it’s some pretty common skills that I think translateinto even other professions. About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for a first round of interviews. About half of them will be invited back for a second round. Once astronaut candidates are selected, they must successfully complete a two-year training period. Well, they will learn a little bit of everything about spaceflight, whether that’ssystems training, they also do Russian language training, they will do EVA, Extravehicular Activities (spacewalks) training. So they do a little bit of everything in that two-year window before moving into mission specific training. This group of astronauts may fly on three new spacecraft that are currently being developed, including NASA’s Orion, which is aimed at deepspace exploration. If all goes well, NASA plans to send humans to Mars in the 2030s. For people who are interested in pursuing a career in space, Roemer says. The piece of advice wealways like to tell young folks that are interested is to pick a career that you are passionate and enthusiastic about, because you tend to do well with things you like, and being an astronaut would be the icing on the cake to hopefully otherwise a very fulfilling career. Since thefirst group of seven astronauts were selected from the military in 1959, only 338 others have been chosen as NASA astronauts. Packy Chen and Shen Xu, from VOA news, Houston.

你想知道怎样成为一名NASA的宇航员吗？首先要填写一份申请。自去年年底发布对新一轮宇航员的招募消息后，美国宇航局就收到了1.8万多份申请书。负责选拔的主管安妮称选拔过程可不轻松。选拔很难，我们要注意的细节有很多。首先，我们要阅览所有申请文件，以确保入选者符合基本资质。其实我们还动用了当前宇航局的宇航员参与选拔过程，跟我们一起阅览申请文件。此外，申请者还必须是美国公民，并有工程学、生物科学、自然科学、计算机科学或数学的学士学位。同时，宇航员还需要至少三年的相关经验或至少1000小时的驾驶飞机时长。成为NASA的宇航员不仅需要通过体检，还需要某些性格特质。我认为，NASA宇航员需要领导力、团队合作能力，不仅要能与团队合作并领导团队，也能为团队俯首称臣。当然，交流能力也很重要，而且交流能力对其他职业来说也同样重要。有近120位申请人将受邀到约翰逊航天中心参加第一轮面试。其中有一半人会挺进第二轮选拔。经过选拔脱颖而出的宇航员还必须顺利通过为期两年的培训期。培训期间，他们会对航天领域的各方面知识涉猎一二，除了各种航天系统的安利外，他们还要学习俄语，还要学习太空步。因此，在这两年的培训期内，他们什么都会学习到，然后才会执行特定任务。这批新选拔的宇航员可能会乘坐现在正在研发的新型宇宙飞船，其中包括用于深空探测的猎户座。如果一切都顺利，NASA计划于本世纪30年代将人类送往火星。



对于那些有志于宇航事业的年轻人，安妮有如下建议。大家经常给年轻人的建议就是选一个真正能激发你激情的事业，因为只有喜欢，你才能做好。而宇航事业就是这样一个能满足年轻人激情的事业。包括1959年第一批选拔的宇航员在内，到目前为止，NASA通过选拔的宇航员仅有338名。感谢收听帕基和申旭为您从休斯顿发回的VOA新闻。

词汇解释

1.deep space exploration 深空探测

例句:Optical autonomous navigation will be usedwidely in the deep space exploration in the future.

光学自主导航方法将成为未来深空探测广泛应用的导航方式。

2.be enthusiastic about... 对……有激情，热爱……

例句:People like coworkers who are enthusiasticabout what they do.

人们都喜欢对自己的工作积极热情的同事。

3.icing on the cake 锦上添花

例句:"That was icing on the cake, " he said.

“这真是锦上添花！” 他说。

4.translate into... 适用于……，翻译为……

例句:Your father's advice translates into other areas.

您父亲的建议也适用于其他领域。