NASA IS HIRING A PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER TO SAVE EARTH FROM ALIENS
NASA is looking for a Planetary Protection Officer to protect the planet from potential alien contamination. The U.S. government’s official employment site posted the job advert , open to U.S. citizens and nationals for applications until August 14.
The job comes with a six figure salary—$124,406 to $187,000 per year—and security clearance is listed as "secret." The role involves stopping astronauts and robots from getting contaminated with any organic and biological material during space travel.
“NASA maintains policies for planetary protection applicable to all space flight missions that may intentionally or unintentionally carry Earth organisms and organic constituents to the planets or other solar system bodies, and any mission employing spacecraft, which are intended to return to Earth and its biosphere with samples from extraterrestrial targets of exploration” the job advert reads. “This policy is based on federal requirements and international treaties and agreements.”
http://www.newsweek.com/nasa-hiring-planetary-protection-officer-save-earth-aliens-645254
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Given the option to be there and do that I just might give it some serious consideration.
I was thinking the same thing. Nice salary and I can certainly qualify for secret clearance.
It's my understanding that Darth Vader has applied for the position.
Perhaps R2D2 might be a good candidate. He can translate all sorts of alien languages, and has a vast repertoire of responses. (grin)
This applicant for the job made me smile.
Kid makes adorable case for why he should be NASA's planetary protection officer
There's one kid who wants to be NASA's planetary protection officer more than anyone in the world.
He’s a fourth grader named Jack Davis who believes he's up to the task of protecting our planet. And he wrote NASA a letter to prove it.
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He very clearly lays out in his letter just how qualified he is for the job—perhaps even more elegantly than a grown adult.
Some of Davis’ experience includes having seen "almost all" movies about aliens and space, and being good at video games. He also hopes to see Men in Black and learn how to think like an alien.
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Dear NASA,
My name is Jack Davis and I would like to apply for the planetary protection officer job. I may be nine but I think I would be fit for the job. One of the reasons is my sister says I am an alien also. I have seen almost all the space and alien movies I can see. I have also seen the show Marvel Agents of Shield and hope to see the movie Men in Black. I am great at vidieo [sic] games. I am young, so I can learn to think like an Alien.
Sincerely,
Jack Davis
Guardian of the Galaxy
Fourth Grade
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The children really ARE our future. ( smile )
Classic letter...Love this kid.