Salaries for civilian Astronaut Candidates are based on the Federal Government's General Schedule pay scale for grades GS-12 through GS-13. Each person's grade is determined according to his/her academic achievements and experience. Currently, a GS-12 starts at $65,140 per year and a GS-13 can earn up to $100,701 per year.
Military Astronaut Candidates are assigned to the Johnson Space Center and remain in an active duty status for pay, benefits, leave, and similar military matters.
115 to 400 miles above the Earth.
the anvil will fall down
The Americans went first in space if manned it was in 1961 and Alan. B. Shepherd was the astronaut.
Astronauts are exploring the space and the moon , as all of us can not go out there. They are also exploring the space and the moon to find new things.
Military astronauts get paid their standard military pay. They are on loan from their service branch to NASA. Most choose to remain with their military bnranch throughout their NASA career. Civilian astronauts get paid on a Civil Service pay scale. Again, it's not much, they they get benefits to make up for the lack of pay.
Yes you can go in space but make sure you are astronaut!! Or you will die .
Alan sheperd was the first astronaut in space.
No u do not need to go up into space to be an astronaut. Actually many astronauts train and train but don't get to go up in space.
An astronaut goes into space.
An Astronaut......
I'm gussing go to space...
astronauts always go into the universe to search for life and also if we did not have any we would not know much about space
because he wanted to go into space
To find his spaceship
115 to 400 miles above the Earth.
No, Michael McKay has not traveled to space. He is a historian and not an astronaut.
the first Canadian astronaut to space walk and go to the Russian international space station