Analysis of age as a factor in NASA astronaut selection and career landmarks.

NASA's periodic selection of astronauts is a highly selective process accepting applications from the general population, wherein the mechanics of selection are not made public. This research was an effort to determine if biases (specifically age) exist in the process and, if so, at which point...

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Main Authors: Gregory T A Kovacs, Mark Shadden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5531584?pdf=render