Aviation and the studies of out outer-space have come in leaps and bounds over the last few decades.
Astronauts can now spend up to half a year living in international space stations and many are sent to and from space all the time.
NASA's most recent recruit has a pretty impressive resume, and he seems to be the perfect candidate to be sent into outer space.
Keep scrolling to find out more...
What there is beyond our planet is a mystery...
The first-ever astronaut was sent into space in 1961.
Yuri became a national hero...
More and more astronauts began venturing further into space...
NASA created the International Space Station.
Astronauts spend up to 6 months living onboard the ISS.
NASA orchestrates "spacewalks" every year.
The first spacewalk was orchestrated in 1965.
Spacewalks are a regular occurrence today in 2019.
And let's face it...
NASA has just hired a new recruit...
This is Lt. Jonny Kim...
But on top of being an astronaut...
He is the first of his kind...
A very ambitious man...
At the age of sixteen, Kim learned about the United States Naval Special Warfare Command...
He was kept very busy during his time in the Navy...
He was commissioned as an officer through the Navy’s enlisted-to-officer commissioning program after he graduated from the University of San Diego with a math degree in 2012.
He then served as a Special Operations Combat Medic, sniper, navigator and point man on over 100 combat missions in two deployments to the Middle East including Ramadi and Sadr City Iraq. His military honors include a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.
After returning stateside, he attended Harvard medical school...
He specialized in emergency medicine and graduated in 2016.
Kim said he was inclined to pursue medicine after seeing his friends killed in combat - a moment that changed his career trajectory was feeling helpless in 2006 as he tried to treat a friend who was shot in the face. That friend sadly died from his wounds.
He was selected to be an astronaut in 2017...
After spending 2 years training, Kim officially graduated on the 10th of January...
What you don’t always see are the men and women behind the scenes working tirelessly to support the… https://t.co/f6LPFqJVjg— Jonny Kim (@Jonny Kim)1577728854.0
In the grueling training process, the group trained in spacewalking, robotics, International Space Systems, T-38 jet proficiency, and Russian language, according to Task and Purpose.
Now, he's eagerly awaiting his first assignment, which will likely be to the moon.
An incredible future lies ahead...
A true privilege and honor to walk among the @NASA Astronaut Corps with my brothers and sisters. We know there are… https://t.co/qyDdLWQt0c— Jonny Kim (@Jonny Kim)1578947108.0