 |  Record number of people apply to JAXA to be astronauts
 9 April 2022
Thousands of people decided to shoot for the moon despite the pandemic by applying to
become astronauts after Japan’s space agency lowered the bar to entry. The Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency received a record 4127 applications for its astronaut
programme after it scrapped its academic requirements for applicants, including
university degrees in science.
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