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Prepare to travel to infinity and beyond—if you can make the cut.

NASA’s hiring a new class of astronauts, and as of today (Dec. 14), it’s accepting applications. Do you have what it takes? Watch the video to find out.

But be warned: Being selected doesn’t necessarily guarantee a ticket to space. There’s a two-year evaluation period in which candidates have to pass physical tests and master a variety of Russian language, robotics, and flight-training skills, among other requirements.

Those who make it, though, will enter an elite family tasked with expanding the world’s knowledge of the universe.