<p>Be from Ohio…</p>
<p>[NASA</a> - Ohio Astronauts](<a href=“http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/ohioast.html]NASA”>http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/ohioast.html)</p>
<p>Seriously you can click on their bios and see what kind of backgrounds they have.</p>
<p>This one is from two towns over from me…all of his shuttle flight logos are on the high school gym wall.</p>
<p>[Astronaut</a> Bio: T. Henricks 11/99](<a href=“Johnson Space Center - NASA”>Johnson Space Center - NASA)</p>
<p>Part of the reason they choose alot of Air Force and Naval aviators is that many of the flight medicine issues overlap between NASA and the military. It is a sort of weed out program.</p>
<p>Or your other alternative is be the best engineer or scientist in your field that you can possibly be.</p>
<p>Here’s the recruitment page for the 2009 class which gives details of requirements to apply.</p>
<p>[NASA</a> - NASA-Astronaut Recruitment](<a href=“http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/recruit.html]NASA”>http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/recruit.html)</p>
<p>Here’s my favorite line…</p>
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<p>It does say you must be a US citizen and women and minorities are encouraged to apply.</p>
<p>According to NASA statistics, there are currently 92 active astronauts and 29 in mangement status.</p>
<p>[Career</a> Astronaut Biographies: Active and Management Astronauts](<a href=“Johnson Space Center - NASA”>Johnson Space Center - NASA)</p>