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Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?
Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Doctor Kevin Fong, Psychologist Doctor Iya Whiteley, will select 1 from 12 Astronaut applicants after 6 weeks of Space Agency Tests to receive a Letter of Recommendation from Astronaut Chris Hadfield to become a Space Agency Astronaut Candidate.
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield, former NASA medical researcher Dr Kevin Fong and psychologist Dr Iya Whiteley put twelve exceptional candidates through a series of gruelling physical and psychological tests to discover if they have what it takes to become an astronaut. In the first set of tests candidates must hover a helicopter, take their own blood sample and be tested for claustrophobia, physical fitness and mental agility. Those who fail to make the grade can be asked to leave at any time.