(Dan Huizenga) wrote:
Derek, you're right, I didn't do as much homework as I could have
before asking here. I read through some of the basic NASA docs,

It wasn't obvious that you had done so, as your very first question
(What are generally the minimum requirements to become an astronaut on
the shuttle?) is abundantly answered in those documents.

but I thought that asking these questions here would reveal information that
is a bit deeper than that contained within the NASA documentation -

*That* is what we excel at here, getting into the deeper stuff. But
you have to show you know the basics and then ask the deeper
questions.

in a way, I was doing my homework here. In the future, I'll make sure to
take your suggestion to heart, and I'll definitely need to work on
more thoroughly educating myself elsewhere before next time. Thank
you for pointing out how I can improve. ;-)

If you've lurked here a long time, you'll know I'm curt but mean well.

D.
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