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Will being color blind affect my chances to get into nasa? i've wanted to be a nasa astronaut for as long as i can remember, but i recently was diagnosed with color blindness. will this affect my eligibility for nasa?

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Dr. Gerald Saboe answered

Specializes in Occupational Medicine

Having : Having a red-green or blue-yellow color vision deficiency is medically disqualifying in accordance with nasa astronaut medical standards.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Yes: Astronauts are expected to have 20/20 vision with perfect color vision. There are many other ways to serve nasa other than being the astronaut that pilots the spacecraft.

Dr Finley-Belgrad agreed

Answered 1/10/2020

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A member asked:

Will being color blind affect my chances to get into nasa? i've wanted to be a nasa astronaut for as long as i can remember, but i recently was diagnosed with color blindness. will this affect my eligibility for nasa?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Gerald Saboe answered

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Dr Finley-Belgrad agreed

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