What does the word 'astronaut' mean? An astronaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.
How much do astronauts earn? This much is certain: astronauts have to be idealists. You cannot make a lot of money as an astronaut. The ESA astronauts are better-off. Their base salary as newcomers amounts to € 70,000 and may be increased up to € 85,000 (taxes already deducted!) -
What can you see in space? You can see a lot of things. With a pair of binoculars. you can see the pyramids from space, You can see roads, You can see harbors.,You can even see ships; very large tankers on the ocean, You can see airplane contrails, and occasionally at the end of an airplane contrail, you will see a glint of sunlight off the airplane
How old do astronauts need to be? Removing exceptional cases as that of the ex-senator John Glenn, who rose to the space with 77 years, the normal thing is to have an age understood(included) between(among) the 30 and 59 years, always and when the medical tests(proofs) pass
How do astronauts sleep in space?. The astronauts sleep tied to a few belts in the walls of the station.