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New answer posted•7 years ago
Jyoti  Prajapati
7 years ago
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New answer posted•7 years ago
SAKSHI AGGARWAL
7 years ago
Hi, you can get educated in astronomy from IITs,Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Delhi University and Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology. There are other colleges too, but these are the best ones.

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New answer posted•7 years ago
Siddharth Bhardwaj
7 years ago
Hi,
In engineering, your path could be, aerospace/avionics Engineer, flight engineer, project engineer etc. However, by Science stream (B.Sc-M.Sc) you can be research scientist, academicians, physicist etc. So, it's all depends on your aspirations. The suggested college for Astronomy is Indian Instit

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New answer posted•7 years ago
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7 years ago
Space shuttle pilots are selected based on their flying performance. If you are talking about piloting a spacecraft, you need to become an engineer and excellent military grade pilot. Becoming an aerospace engineer probably will increase the probability.

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New answer posted•7 years ago
Siddharth Bhardwaj
7 years ago
Hi Dollar,
First thing, you need to have maths as a compulsory subject in class 12th. Secondly, there is no such post of research astronaut (and there is no direct posting for astronaut). To be the research scientist, the ideal path is B.Sc. Then, M.Sc and Ph.D and a lot of industrial experience in r

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New question posted•7 years ago

What should I do to become an astronaut?

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Asked by Patel
New answer posted•7 years ago
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7 years ago
Hi,
If you want to be an astronaut, you should go for astronomy. Give JEE Advance, if you perform well, you can go for astronomical engineering. It will help you to fulfill your dreams.

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New answer posted•7 years ago
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7 years ago
You are required to appear in an Entrance Examination which is conducted by ISRO itself. You need to full fill the following Criteria In order to join ISRO: The candidate must have completed their B.E/B.Tech with at least 65% from a recognised university. Age should be between 21 to 35 years.

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New answer posted•7 years ago

After doing aeronautical engineering course, can I become an astronaut?

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Asked by Shrankhala
Hello Shrankhala,It is indeed great to hear from you that you have a great dream of becoming an astronaut. Actually speaking, anyone can become an astronaut provided his / her speciality is required in space. US has wide spectrum of professions from which astronauts are selected. In Indian perspecti

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New answer posted•7 years ago

Can I become an astronaut with Bachelors in computer science?

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Asked by Manpreet
Piyush Sahu
7 years ago
It would be tough to get what you want. You can rather go for aeronautical engineering.

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