As WCBS 880's Kelly Waldron reported, Jack Davis, 9, sent a letter to NASA last week proclaiming himself a "guardian of the galaxy", and applying for the real position of Planetary Protection Officer that NASA was advertising.
The new job opening, which Business Insider first publicised in a story on Tuesday, pays up to US$187,000 and is for NASA's one and only full-time planetary protection officer - a role established in 1967.
My name is Jack Davis and I would like to apply for the planetary protection officer job.
Though at a young age, he stated in the letter that he thinks he would be "fit for the job" and listed several reasons such as his passion for space and alien study.
Among his qualifications? For one, he wrote, his sister says he's an alien.
He goes on to say that he's "seen nearly all the space and alien movies he can see".
Davis indicated that he has also seen the show "Marvel Agents of S.HI.E.L.D." but still has to see "Men In Black". "I'm great at video games", he said.
He added that his youth is another advantage which will help him "learn to think like an alien".
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Certain labour laws may prevent Davis from getting the job, but given how adorable his application was, Nasa responded with a letter from its Planetary Science Director Jim Green.
The recent announcement for a position that NASA has had since the 1960s - Planetary Protection Officer - has generated a lot of excitement in the public, as well as comparisons to many sci-fi movie heroes.
Jack told ABC News that it would be "really cool" to work for NASA. It's about protecting Earth from tiny microbes when we bring back samples from the Moon, asteroids and Mars. "It's also about protecting other planets and moons from our germs". "We hope to see you here at NASA one of these days", Green wrote.
The space agency didn't stop there, however.
As a bonus, Jack also received a phone call from NASA's headquarters in Washington to congratulate him on his interest.
This includes making sure that when we humans explore outer space, we don't contaminate other planets or moons-or bring back anything that could contaminate earth.
The US space agency is accepting applications for the role through August 14.
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