Could YOU be an astronaut? As Emma Roberts stars as a NASA rookie in Amazon Prime's 'Space Cadet', take the test to see if you have what it takes to take the next giant leap for mankind

If you're subscribed to Amazon Prime Video, it's apt you've seen 'Space Cadet' promoted astatine nan apical of your provender this week. 

The movie has raced to nan apical of nan charts and sees Emma Roberts prima arsenic a trainee astronaut astatine NASA. 

In nan film, Roberts' character, Rex, manages to make it connected to NASA's training programme by faking her CV. 

However, successful reality, it's overmuch trickier to beryllium selected, pinch just 360 fortunate candidates making nan trim astatine nan US abstraction agency since nan 1960s. 

So, do you person what it takes to go an astonaut? 

NASA accepts applications for caller astronauts connected an as-needed basis.

However, successful caller years, caller candidates person been selected astir each 4 years.

Unsurprisingly, nan abstraction agency is unundated pinch thousands of applications. 

'More than 12,000 group applied to beryllium an astronaut betwixt March 2 and March 31, 2020,' it explains connected its website. 

Astronaut requirements person changed complete nan years, based connected NASA's goals and missions. 

However, to beryllium considered for an astronaut position today, applicants must meet 4 strict criteria. 

Firstly, you must beryllium a US national to apply. 

Next, you'll request to person a master's grade from an accredited institution successful a STEM field, including engineering, biologic science, beingness science, machine subject aliases mathematics. 

If you don't person a master's degree, don't panic - location are respective different ways this criteria tin beryllium met. 

This includes 2 years of activity towards a doctoral programme successful a related STEM field, a completed Doctor of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, aliases related aesculapian degree, aliases nan completion (or existent enrollment that will consequence successful completion by June 2025) of a nationally recognized trial aviator schoolhouse program.

Thirdly, applicants must person a minimum of 3 years of related master acquisition obtained aft grade completion (or 1,000 Pilot-in-Command hours pinch astatine slightest 850 of those hours successful precocious capacity pitchy craft for pilots). 

'For aesculapian doctors, clip successful residency tin count towards acquisition and must beryllium completed by June 2025,' NASA added. 

Finally, you'll request to beryllium capable to successfully complete nan NASA long-duration formation astronaut physical.

If you meet each 4 criteria, you mightiness beryllium rubbing your hands together pinch glee. 

However, moreover if you make it this far, you've still sewage respective hurdles to clear. 

'NASA's Astronaut Selection Board reviews nan applications and assesses each candidate's qualifications,' nan abstraction agency explained. 

'The committee past invites a mini group of nan astir highly qualified candidates for interviews astatine NASA's Johnson Space Center successful Houston, Texas.'

Of those interviewed, astir half are invited backmost for 2nd interviews.

Finally, from that group, NASA's caller astronaut candidates are selected. 

Successful candidates will request to study for training astatine nan Johnson Space Centre, and walk nan adjacent 2 years learning basal astronaut skills. 

This includes everything from spacewalking, operating nan abstraction station, flying T-38 pitchy planes and controlling a robotic arm.

If you deliberation you person what it takes, you tin use here!