Does this job sound like it might be for you? “Planetary Protection Officer, NASA.” The job opening was announced by the United States space agency, NASA. The Washington Post called the job title “one of the greatest ever conceived.” If you think this job seems just right for action movie stars like Bruce Willis in “Armageddon” or Will Smith in “Men in Black” or “Independence Day,” you are not alone. The announcement says the job pays up to $187,000 yearly. It is getting a lot of attention on social media this week. One person wondered if the job comes with a cape like a superhero would wear. But before you start practicing your fighting skills, take a closer look at the description of the job. Planetary protection is concerned with the avoidance of biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration. This means the person who gets this job will be in charge of making sure Earth organisms are not accidentally taken to other planets.
Title: NASA Is Looking for 'Planetary Protection Officer'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2021/nasa_job.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='NASA Is Looking for 'Planetary Protection Officer'' data-article-id='2539'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='3875'>Does this job sound like it might be for you?</span> <span data-start-time='3875' data-end-time='8313'>“Planetary Protection Officer, NASA.”</span> <span data-start-time='8313' data-end-time='14146'>The job opening was announced by the United States space agency, NASA.</span> <span data-start-time='14146' data-end-time='20875'>The Washington Post called the job title “one of the greatest ever conceived.”</span> <span data-start-time='20875' data-end-time='35229'>If you think this job seems just right for action movie stars like Bruce Willis in “Armageddon” or Will Smith in “Men in Black” or “Independence Day,” you are not alone.</span> <span data-start-time='35229' data-end-time='42604'>The announcement says the job pays up to $187,000 yearly.</span> <span data-start-time='42604' data-end-time='47750'>It is getting a lot of attention on social media this week.</span> <span data-start-time='47750' data-end-time='54958'>One person wondered if the job comes with a cape like a superhero would wear.</span> <span data-start-time='54958' data-end-time='63083'>But before you start practicing your fighting skills, take a closer look at the description of the job.</span> <span data-start-time='63083' data-end-time='74063'>Planetary protection is concerned with the avoidance of biological contamination in human and robotic space exploration.</span> <span data-start-time='74063' data-end-time='84979'>This means the person who gets this job will be in charge of making sure Earth organisms are not accidentally taken to other planets.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2021/nasa_job.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9121 data-hint-location='63083' 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