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Space pilot could be regular job within 20 years

By T.K. Randall
January 20, 2010 · Comment icon 6 comments

Image Credit: Virgin Galactic
Piloting a spaceship could be one of many possible regular jobs within 20 years according to a new government study.
The study is aimed at investigating jobs that don't currently exist but that might become more prominent in the future. Among the jobs listed are a manufacturer of body parts, a climate change reversal specialist and a branch of the police charged with stopping weather manipulation.
Becoming the pilot of a spaceship may seem the stuff of science fiction, but it could be a regular job in just 20 years time, a report has concluded. That is one of the findings of a government study into jobs of the future, which also suggests people will be employed to make human body parts.


Source: BBC News | Comments (6)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by danielost 14 years ago
to bad it's going to be about 20 years to late for me.
Comment icon #2 Posted by ROGER 14 years ago
It will be a lot longer than that the way things are going. Space exploration is the dream of the few who still have an "Explorer" mentality. But unlike the pioneers of old, space requires a lot of Money, resources,and drive. You cant just do it as a small group who plan to live off the land.
Comment icon #3 Posted by Shuriken 14 years ago
riiiight, human pilots... even today airflight industry specialists are talking about unmanned airplanes and how there won't be any need for pilots in the near future...
Comment icon #4 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 14 years ago
One would need to expand either the space station or build a lunar compound to have a reason to pilot spaceships back and forth while being productive at the same time. One would think anyway. Heh.
Comment icon #5 Posted by brlesq1 14 years ago
Cool! Where do I sign up?
Comment icon #6 Posted by cluey 14 years ago
Interesting out look!!!!!!!considering we have only just celebrated 50 years since space travel became a reality.........and being an astronaut is far from being a REGULAR job..........they must be planing on some huge changes in technology in the next 20 years....


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