Jan 1 1967

From The Space Library

NAS had received over 400 applications for NASA astronaut training with one week remaining before Jan. 8 deadline. NAS had been asked by NASA to recruit and nominate a group of scientists and engineers for final selection and training as astronauts "to conduct scientific experiments in manned orbiting satellites and to observe and investigate the lunar surface and circumterrestrial space." Applicants were required to be US. citizens no taller than six feet, born after Aug. 1, 1930; have a doctorate degree in the natural sciences, medicine, or engineering; and meet physical requirements for pilot crew members. (NASA Release 66-333)

Twentieth anniversary of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).