r/AstronautHopefuls

Hiya, I'm in the UK and trying to figure out if ESA accepts Psychology qualifications. This is the criteria on their website:

"Applicants must have a minimum of a Master’s degree from a recognised academic institution in natural sciences (including physical sciences; Earth, atmosphere or ocean sciences; biological sciences), medicine, engineering or mathematics/computer sciences, with at least three years of professional experience after graduation. This could include working in a lab, conducting research in the field or working in a hospital. A PhD or equivalent degree, or additional Master’s degrees in the aforementioned subject areas, are considered an asset."

Psychology is a natural and social science, so is it considered for this? or do they see it as medicine? OR is it not considered at all. Hoping anyone would be able to shed some light on this, I've had very little luck figuring it out :')

(also the qualification I'm about to pursue is BSc Psych, accredited by the BPS)

Hi, trying to learn more about the pain points people face in their pursuits of becoming astronauts.

I plan to use the responses to improve a project I've been working on with some friends -- "Astronaut Anatomy", a tool to show statistics and trends across astronaut selection groups. Idea is to help a student better see trends amongst successful astronauts and get an idea of steps they can take to improve their career prospects in astronomy. I don't plan on selling or monetizing anything, rather just want to meaningfully present statistics and trends of astronaut-related data. The site is quite infantile at the moment and only covers a few NASA selection groups. I'd like to flesh out the functionality and usefulness before adding additional data/selection groups. Someday, if the site becomes quite useful, we can expand to include ESA, JAXA, etc.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/mELpv2srQU65USau6