NASA has come up with very ambitious mission proposals, aimed at taking space exploration to an unprecedented level. Although it will need astronauts to achieve its goals, the agency currently has one of the youngest professional staff in the past 20 years.
This issue can jeopardize the tasks that will be done in the future.
According to new Transfer Released by NASA's Office of Inspector General, there's bad news to be had.
As NASA enters a new era of human spaceflight, including the return to the Moon and the eventual landing of humans on Mars, effective management of teams of astronauts — the people who perform spaceflight missions — is critical to the agency's success. The astronauts serve as the face and voice of the agency's efforts to inspire the next generation of explorers, scientists and engineers.
Refers to a NASA office report.
After hiring nearly 150 astronauts, in 2000, the professional body began to decline, after this decline occurred, for example, by the end of the space shuttle missions, in 2011. Now, NASA Numbering 44 astronauts, they make up the youngest cadre of astronauts over the past 20 years.
The same report reveals that this scenario could lead to a shortage of astronauts available for all the jobs needed to run the mission as planned. From field positions to program development, to specialists serving as a spokesperson for NASA. That is, it could lead to reorganization and delay of missions.
From what is shown, this loss of astronauts has occurred, because many of the astronauts who worked at NASA have retired, and the new astronauts are still not enough to fill these vacancies.
Despite the findings of the report issued by Office of the Inspector General Last month, the agency announced that it was testing a new batch of astronaut candidates, so you might see your issue resolved soon. we will see!
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