More than four thousand people have applied to the canadian space Agency.
Soon the Department will start the selection of future astronauts. It is known that 69 percent of applications were filed by men, 24 percent women, 7 percent did not indicate their gender. About it reports TV channel CBC.
From the beginning of June this year applications were submitted by 3 bidders 772, 374 of them do not live in the country. Since 1982, the canadian space Agency has selected 12 astronauts, of which 8 participated in 16 international flights into space. Recall that in may it became known that the next astronaut who will travel to the International space station, will be a 46-year-old David Saint-Jacques. In space it will fly on a Soyuz rocket in 2018. His mission will last 6 months.
The last astronaut walked on the MSC, was Chris Hadfield. His mission started in may 2013 and ended in 5 months
