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The astronaut's grade is based on the astronaut's academic achievements and experience. [3] Astronauts can be promoted up to grade GS-15. [ 4 ] As of 2015, astronauts based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, earn between $66,026 (GS-11 step 1) and $158,700 (GS-15 step 8 and above). [ 5 ]
Astronauts age more slowly than people on Earth. The difference isn't noticeable though — after spending six months on the ISS, astronauts age about 0.005 seconds less than the rest of us.
The age limit was lowered from 40 to 35 because whereas Mercury was a short-term project, Project Apollo was going to run until the end of the decade at least. The changed selection criteria meant that the selection panel could not simply select another group from the Mercury Seven finalists. [11] [12] [13]
Why astronauts age slower in space: Here’s how much younger stranded explorers will be when they return to Earth. Alex Mitchell. September 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM.
In 1967, NASA abolished the age limit, and Henize was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August. [5] [8] Astronauts that did not already know how to fly had to complete a 53-week jet pilot training program at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. [5] They also completed initial education there.
Worden thought he would be beyond NASA's age limit for new astronauts when next free to consider such a career option, and so believed he would never be an astronaut ...
NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Hammock Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, participate in a NASA news conference on Aug. 8, 2023, at the agency’s Kennedy Space ...
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a Manned Maneuvering Unit outside Space Shuttle Challenger on shuttle mission STS-41-B in 1984 An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft ...