Professions of the Future
Today space is an everyday place of work for astronauts on missions, and progress in space exploration causes new professions to emerge. Here are 4 professions that would surprise science-fiction writers of the 20th century:
1. Space geologistSpacegeology is an extremely promising field.
A specialist who searches for and extracts minerals in space will be an in-demand profession of the future.
Many asteroids close to Earth's orbit contain rare metals and minerals, whose amounts on our planet are slowly running low. Therefore, the challenge for humanity is to provide a new source.
2. AstrobiologistA specialist is engaged in research of living systems and organisms in space. Also, astrobiologists are involved in providing life support for space crews during flights. People of this profession will study the physiological and genetic processes that occur in bacteria, animals’ or humans’ bodies in a space environment, as well as the development of sustainable space ecosystems.
