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A truck-mounted laser that shoots down rockets, mortars and artillery rounds.
I received an email yesterday saying that I didn't get a job as an astronaut, boo! Well, never mind. There's always the next round of applications, if I haven't destroyed my liver by about 2020:
Dear Mr Wilson,
On behalf of the European Space Agency, I wish to thank you for your application and interest in joining the European Astronaut Corps.
I regret to inform you that after very careful consideration, it has been decided not to retain your application for the post of Astronaut. However, should you not object, we would like to keep your file on record for other career opportunities at ESA and contact you if a post which matches your profile should emerge.
I would also like direct your attention to ‘Careers at ESA’ website in which we advertise all current external vacancies. You may also be interested in subscribing to our recently introduced job alert feature. In order to receive the regular updates on vacant positions at ESA, please click http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/index.html and follow the link ‘Subscribe to ESA vacancy notices’. On behalf of the European Space Agency, I wish you all the best for your further career.
Yours sincerely,
F.C. Danesy
Head, ESOC Human Resources Division
This is a no-reply email address. Please do not respond to this email.
Anyone with a faint curiosity in such things can find samples of the aptitude tests that the ESA use for astronaut selection (I didn't take any as I didn't get far enough in the selection process). My particular favourite is the English test with a distinctly Teutonic flavour; you're asked to provide synonymous phrases for statements like "Helmut is forbidden from crossing the road here".
Anyway, I shall see some folks in Morningside later this evening, when I'm done procrastinating. I'm off to buy a high-speed camera with my boss's money now (man, the things I'm going to film...)
I received an email yesterday saying that I didn't get a job as an astronaut, boo! Well, never mind. There's always the next round of applications, if I haven't destroyed my liver by about 2020:
Dear Mr Wilson,
On behalf of the European Space Agency, I wish to thank you for your application and interest in joining the European Astronaut Corps.
I regret to inform you that after very careful consideration, it has been decided not to retain your application for the post of Astronaut. However, should you not object, we would like to keep your file on record for other career opportunities at ESA and contact you if a post which matches your profile should emerge.
I would also like direct your attention to ‘Careers at ESA’ website in which we advertise all current external vacancies. You may also be interested in subscribing to our recently introduced job alert feature. In order to receive the regular updates on vacant positions at ESA, please click http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/index.html and follow the link ‘Subscribe to ESA vacancy notices’. On behalf of the European Space Agency, I wish you all the best for your further career.
Yours sincerely,
F.C. Danesy
Head, ESOC Human Resources Division
This is a no-reply email address. Please do not respond to this email.
Anyone with a faint curiosity in such things can find samples of the aptitude tests that the ESA use for astronaut selection (I didn't take any as I didn't get far enough in the selection process). My particular favourite is the English test with a distinctly Teutonic flavour; you're asked to provide synonymous phrases for statements like "Helmut is forbidden from crossing the road here".
Anyway, I shall see some folks in Morningside later this evening, when I'm done procrastinating. I'm off to buy a high-speed camera with my boss's money now (man, the things I'm going to film...)