Posted on 08/01/2017 5:18:35 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
description: Defend Earth and other planets
Pay: $124,406 to $187,000 plus benefits
Title: Planetary Protection Officer
Employer: NASA
But it’s not quite as sexy as it sounds.
The job was created as part of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 to protect planets and other celestial bodies from contamination by explorers – human and otherwise.
You do get secret security clearance, but you don’t get to battle aliens or brandish high-tech weapons (that we know of).
You won’t be traveling to other planets, but frequent travel is part of the job description. And since it's part of an international mission, you'll probably get to visit space centers around the world.
Before you get ready to fire off that resume, you need to know a few of the out-of-this-world requirements: • Advanced degree in physical science, engineering or mathematics • Advanced knowledge of planetary protection • Demonstrated experience planning, executing or overseeing elements of space programs of national significance • Demonstrated diplomatic skills • At least one year of experience as a top-level civilian government employee
Still interested? Earthlings have until August 14 to apply.
(Excerpt) Read more at khou.com ...
sounds like job description written purposely with someone in mind.
They only left off “must be named Bob, and be located within a quarter mile of my desk”
You have to have “advanced knowledge of planetary protection” before applying to protect the planets? Where would one learn that, another galaxy?
TOTAL Gorbal Warning KR@|).
Unreleasable.
Toal Budgeting failure.
I wonder what Kirk’s or Jean Luc’s salary was?
TOTAL Gorbal Warning KR@|).
Unbelievable.
I bet Colonel O'Neil didn't have any of these, but he did just fine protecting Earth from the Goa'uld.
I want this agenda gone at nasa. Nasa is for claiming space for the United States— Not crap science. Clean it out now.
Identifying the selectee should be “Very Interesting”.
All but the skin color and gender. I understand there are now at least six choices for gender.
Under Obunghole, there would be only one criteria...make a certain class of people feel good about themselves. You know the ones -- those who couldn't invent sand if they lived in the Middle East.
I think the idea of this job is to be sure that when probes are launched that will arrive at other planets, they are not going to be carrying Earthly bacteria or spores or anything else that could accidentally colonize said other planets. Like, by spritzing all the components of said probes with hydrogen peroxide, or something, prior to launch, such that they are sterile.
This has nothing to global warming or any other ‘agenda’, AFAIK. Just be sure that we don’t contaminate other planets. (At least, not yet.) .
sounds like a P.R. job
NASA reports directly to the White House.
That dog don’t hunt.
Sounds like there is still some dead wood at NASA that needs to be set afire.
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