may 5 2016 marks the first celebration of the new national astronaut day created by marketing and management firm uniphi space agency who represents and arranges travel for astronauts to special events like keynote presentations book signings corporate and private events conferences and more . uniphi celebrated with an online proclamation of national astronaut day and an global social media celebration where astronauts other space industry professionals and space enthusiasts all came together to discuss their love for space using the hashtags nationalastronautday and webelieveinastronauts . so what is an astronaut according to google an astronaut is a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft . dictionary.com says a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight and merriam webster defines it in full as a person who travels beyond the earth s atmosphere ; also a trainee for spaceflight . astronauts have long been and continue to be heroes for children and adults alike . space is truly the final frontier and many dream of exploring it whether it s a trip back to the moon forming the first human colony on mars or further out to the edge of the solar system the oort cloud interstellar space and beyond . in today s digital age people have more access to astronauts then ever before . many if not most astronauts are very active on social media especially twitter and instagram . in fact now retired nasa astronaut scott kelly became one of those most popular people on instagram during his yearinspace where he tweeted stunning pictures of the earth the international space station as well as photos of himself and the iss crew performing scientific experiments collecting data and having fun . he popularized the hashtag earthart which he used on carefully timed pictures of some of the earth s most stunning structures and wonders like this one of africa here at astronauts4hire we are proud to have have helped many of our members find opportunities in the space industry and in stem fields that are helping prepare them to take on the commercial space industry with new technology scientific payloads and spaceflight training . we do this by connecting them with online resources training facilities like the nastar center and most importantly each other . there are no better examples of our members successes than the multiple experiments projects and organizations that have flourished from their creativity collaboration and ambition . astronauts4hire is currently undergoing a bit of a redesign . we re trying to find even more ways to connect our members with each other and with opportunities that support their goals of working in the commercial space industry . in the meantime follow us on facebook and twitter for the latest news from our members and from the space industry . posted by victoria varone at 11 42 pm 10 comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook labels astronaut astronauts national astronaut day science space uniphi space agency we believe in astronauts 07 january 2016 secret space escapes robert curbeam interview space is a dangerous place . astronauts are trained to respond to and overcome challenges that they encounter on their missions . some of these near disasters are featured in the tv series secret space escapes which continues in re runs on the science channel . set your dvrs to record tomorrow s episode featuring robert curbeam s own space escape a4h s victoria varone sat down with astronauts linger yi and curbeam during their recent appearance at new york comic con . here we ve posted her interview with astronaut robert curbeam . they discussed his experiences with mishaps in space what he thinks of commercial space and his favorite nasa experience . read more posted by astronauts4hire at 6 36 pm 10 comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook labels media outreach location new york ny usa 24 december 2015 happy holidays from a4h dear friends from all of us at astronauts for hire thank you for a your support in 2015 . may you have a joyful holiday and very happy new year i am proud of our community of nearly 200 members who work together to prepare for future careers as astronauts . over the past year our members have completed training programs with project possum and nastar tested spacesuits for final frontier design and helped advance other new mission opportunities to grow the industry . we congratulate blue origin spacex boeing and others on major milestones reached in 2015 that advance commercial human spaceflight . we also thank nasa for once again accepting astronaut candidate applications and wish everyone who applies the best of luck throughout the selection process . wishing you a 2016 that is out of this world brian shiro a4h president and ceo posted by astronauts4hire at 5 58 am 10 comments email this blogthis share to twitter share to facebook labels announcements location titusville fl usa older posts home subscribe to posts atom be a 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