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I thought it was explicitly just that he didn't have a college degree? Or is there more to it than that?



In his own words:

JC: Any regrets you were never selected by NASA as an astronaut?

CY: In order to get into the space program, you had to have a degree. I only had a high school education. In the early Mercury program, everything was done from the Cape [Kennedy] anyway. The guys didn’t have a hell of a lot of control, and that to me isn’t flying. I wasn’t interested.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimclash/2017/01/23/chuck-yeage...


I'll know as soon as I finish the book!


> Q: Why didn't NASA ever select you to become an astronaut? A: They knew I didn't want to wipe the monkey crap off the seat before I sat down

Edit: https://twitter.com/genchuckyeager/status/918320874947715074...




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