NASA will pay you to be lazy.

Dream job here I come.

No fuckin way. no no no

Dream job indeed.

...which brings the entire duration that the test subjects are required at the test facility in Texas...
Ah, there's always a catch.
:-P

Lay in bed all day - check
Do physical activities an astronaut can do - probably not
Mental state in good condition for this - probably

Would end up begging for a shower. I'd feel grubby and nasty after a little while, it would send me insane.

“And by putting someone in bed for a long time, there is also atrophy of the muscle and atrophy of bone density,”

Basically NASA pays you, if you're in perfect health, to get muscle and bone damage which will take alot of time to recover from after that's all over... that is, if you'll ever recover.

I also can't apply anyway since I'm nowhere near US.

Blargh.... read the article, you have to lie there for 70 days with the bed tipped at an angle with your head down so your body fluids run towards your head.

I'd rather train my martial arts and read my books under a tree than spend 70 days in a bed watching my muscles and bones become atrophied, 18k or not, thank you very much.

And no, it's not a job for the lazy, it's a job for those who are sporty and are going to loose their muscles and all.

And with the pre tests and post tests, it's actually 15 weeks.

I got better things to do with my time, but it's still interesting so thanks :-)

Interesting experiment, but I don't really want to stay in Texas for that long.

Rather lift rocks all day honestly.

Sounds terrible.

already in texas - check
have to stay in bed for 70 days - no go, I can barely lay still for 2hrs before hopping up and walking around and let alone days/weeks/months

will they let me bring my laptop and will they accept for an atrophy study somebody who probably already has it?

I would love to do it. I actually did something like that (50 days) when I broke my leg (yes, I didnt get up in 50 days)

How would I use the bathroom or get food?

"Subjects need to be very healthy,”
"go through a modified Air Force Class Three physical"
"ninety minutes one on one with a psychologist"
“Once they qualify physically and mentally," ..then.. "we do rigorous physical exercises to test muscle strength and aerobics capacity.”

How many of us will make it pass the receptionist?

By the time I'm done with the 70th day in bed, I would probably be super obese

great, if only i coulod send my pc with me ill be ther for a year even, bath myself with some liquid soap and everything would be alright

Uhhhh, no thanks.

They're being awfully cheap for something that could have a (at best) temporary crippling effect on a person who would need to either do sports for a living or have a naturally very strong body to even qualify. I'm not very interested in biology but as far as I know having your head in a downward angle can be really bad (blood pressure and all)- especially for such an extended period of time. Can't this potentially cause some really nasty diseases? O_o

Nice try, GLaDOS!

Dnews.

Too bad you have to be in REALLY good shape to qualify. I could use a paid vacation.