What's the best way to wind up at NASA?

<p>I'm surprised no one's mentioned MIT's fabled aero/astro program -- their</a> website says

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One-third of the astronauts to traverse the moon's surface, including pioneer lunar explorer Buzz Aldrin, are Aero-Astro alums. Five of our faculty were chief scientists of the U.S. Air Force. More than a quarter of the professors in American aerospace programs are our graduates.

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