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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.
No. The reason that many astronauts are active duty, reserve, or veterans of the military is that the armed forces are the major training venue for pilots. Astronauts who are not pilots (mission specialists) come from many scientific fields.
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The US Naval Academy has graduated 51 astronauts. See the following link: http://www.usna.edu/admissions/Notables/Astronauts/index.htm
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Most astronauts come from the Navy. Of the first seven, four came from the Department of the Navy. The US NAVAL ACADEMY produces more astronauts than any other academy, college, or university.
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.
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No. The reason that many astronauts are active duty, reserve, or veterans of the military is that the armed forces are the major training venue for pilots. Astronauts who are not pilots (mission specialists) come from many scientific fields.
Historically, astronauts were drawn from the ranks of pilots, so most of the current military astronauts are in the Air Force. The Navy and the Marines have also trained astronauts but not as many.
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Knights would most commonly trade military service for land known as fiefs from their sprawling estates.
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Neil Armstrong had several close friends, but among the most well-known were fellow astronauts like Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins who were part of the Apollo 11 mission with him. Armstrong also had friendships with other astronauts from his NASA days and military colleagues from his service in the United States Navy.
Most commonly for money and land.
Already before the start of World War 1 most European countries had compulsory military service.
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