"Overlord" wrote in message
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Mission specialist.

OK, that explains it. Hey why don't we just get some homeless guys to fly
in space. It would save us a ton of money.

There is more to being in the shuttle than being a pilot.


See above...

NASA is meant to be more about science than the military.

So where did I mention the military, Brainiac?

Your reference to flight hours and the Mercury program. Weren't early
astronauts recruited from the military and required a minimum number of
flight hours in fast jets (thus ruling out women).


Get with the program, you're talking how many decades ago?

Yeah, I know, "dumbing down" is SOP in every walk of life these days. I
predict that soon the minimum requirement for holding a job will be can
you get there at least one day a week...

Hey, that makes me overqualified. Perhaps I can get one of those
directorship positions where I sit around and do nothing but collect a huge
pay check. One day a week ought to be fine.


What a hero, now tell us about how you learnt to fly using wing warping.

Hehehe. Well, Im not quite THAT old....But I did solo in a Luscombe.


Well, I had hope that you weren't that old? Would have been a good laugh if
you had said otherwise