How much do US astronauts get paid for a flight into outer space?
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most astronauts are military so they get their regular pay plus flight pay and maybe hazardous pay which amounts to a couple hundred a month. they get very little compared to a civilian airline pilot
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The sky is the limit, it could be anywhere from $30,000 or more depending on what you are actually doing.  Some areas make more, but I would say even without experience I would expect at least $50,000 to be a starting average.  With experience it could easily be two to three times that amount.
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$16.5 billion \n\nSee http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2006/nasa.html
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Hope this helps...\n\nAstronaut Requirements\n\n  \n\n \nHave you ever wondered if you have what it takes to become a NASA Astronaut? The term "astronaut" derives from the Greek words meaning "space sailor," and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond. Since the inception of NASA's human space flight program, we have also maintained the term "astronaut" as the title for those selected to join the NASA corps of astronauts who make "space sailing" their career profession. The term "cosmonaut" refers to those space sailors who are members of the Russian space program. \n\nThe crew of each launched spacecraft is made up of astronauts or cosmonauts drawn from the various categories described in these pages. The crew assignments and duties of commander, pilot, mission specialist, or payload specialist are drawn from the NASA professional career astronauts. Mission Applicants for the Astronaut Candidate Program must be citizens of the United States.  \n\nPilot astronauts serve as both Space Shuttle and International Space Station commanders and pilots. During flight, the commander has onboard responsibility for the vehicle, crew, mission success and safety of flight. The pilot assists the commander in controlling and operating the vehicle. In addition, the pilot may assist in the deployment and retrieval of satellites utilizing the remote manipulator system, in extravehicular activities, and in other payload operations. \n\nBasic requirements for an Astronaut Pilot include the following: \n\n1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics. An advanced degree is desirable. Quality of academic preparation is important. \n\n2. At least 1,000 hours pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. Flight test experience is highly desirable. \n\n3. Ability to pass a NASA space physical which is similar to a military or civilian flight physical and includes the following specific standards: \nDistant visual acuity: 20/100 or better uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 each eye. \nBlood pressure: 140/90 measured in a sitting position. \nHeight between 64 and 76 inches. \n\nMission specialist astronauts work with the commander and the pilot and have overall responsibility for coordinating operations in the following areas: systems, crew activity planning, consumables usage, and experiment/payload operations. Mission specialists are trained in the details of the onboard systems, as well as the operational characteristics, mission requirements/ objectives, and supporting equipment/systems for each of the experiments conducted on their assigned missions. Mission specialists perform extravehicular activities (EVAs), or space walks, operate the remote manipulator system, and are responsible for payloads and specific experiment operations.\n\nMission specialist astronauts, working with the commander and pilot, have overall responsibility for the coordination of Shuttle operations in the areas of crew activity planning, consumables usage, and experiment and payload operations. Mission specialists are required to have a detailed knowledge of Shuttle systems, as well as detailed knowledge of the operational characteristics, mission requirements and objectives, and supporting systems and equipment for each payload element on their assigned missions. Mission specialists will perform extravehicular activities, payload handling using the remote manipulator system, and perform or assist in specific experiment operations.\n\n\nBasic requirements for a Mission Specialist include the following: \n\n1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics. Degree must be followed by at least three years of related, progressively responsible, professional experience. An advanced degree is desirable and may be substit
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Each satellites owner pays for their own.  THere is no insurance against it.  And it is very unlikely because of howmuch space there is out there.
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depends where they work but non that I know makes less than $200,000 USD p.a some Corporate lawyers in the aviation Industry make over $1 Million
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I think we should cut the spending on Shuttle trips and put more of the dough into healthcare.  We need to focus more on our situations down here before we do so in space.
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Depends on the amount of pollution, The cost of things, house rents, And the friendliness of the people(who knows whether they'll be blood sucking parasites of whether or the next brady bunch), The rate of oxygen masks and tanks... etc.And of course, depends on the space shuttle rates for travelling from mars to earth.
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Nasa does, apparently they made it work too.\n\nGo to your nearest hobby store, look at a model rocket , the one that actually work and the times that by a 100, add some heating and air tanks, etc .\n\nBudget for a couple of 100million dollars or take a VirginSpace flight at $200,000. He's selling tickets now. Cheapest way.
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The cost would depend on a large number of variables: No of astronauts, number of missions, duration of each mission would only be starters.  The cost per mission rapidly falls as the number of missions increases.  Lets assume the development and deployment of a fleet of new Earth-Moon spacecraft costs $100,000,000,000.  If there is only one mission then that is the cost!  But if there are 100 missions then the cost per mission is (only) $1,000,000,000
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You would need to provide vast amounts of resources provided to earth from space and travel into space. People fight and hate for the limited resources  and wealth available.
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Soon it will be just about anyone who can afford the price will be able to go into space.  I am sure they will have to be in some reasonable health (no heart conditions and such), but the average person will be able to go.
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Zero for volunteers and interns, or whatever the minimum wage for a Florida tourism  [theme park] job, otherwise.  This is below the normally cited federal minimum.  In other words, they'll pay you nothing, or next to nothing, while charging me 100 bucks to bring my 7 and 9 year old kids.  And since it's Florida they'll probably charge you for your uniform, too.
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I work at NASA and help train the astronaunts.  It's not like the movies (AKA Space Cowboys).\n\nMost astronaunts are skilled professionals with multiple degrees.  They are constantly being trained for a shuttle launch.  About 4 weeks before launch, their training increases from 30-40 per/week to up to 60 depending on EVA's and stuff.
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Space tourism exist these days. As of this year (2006) there have been four space tourists to the International Space Station, each spending more than US$20 million aboard a Russian supply mission. The Russian Federal Space Agency can make everyday people's dream come true as long as the  prize is right and as long as the health and other requirements are met after the training.☺\n\nCheck out this link which contains lists of different organizations or links to what you are looking for:\nhttp://www.umich.edu/~lowbrows/links/index.html#clubs
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The answer is about $6000 usd.
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Millions of dollars. The fuel used is liquid hydrogen and oxygen. This fuel is very powerful but very expensive to maintain and store as well as use.\n\nQuote:\nWhile the Shuttle has been a reasonably successful launch vehicle, it has not met the goal of greatly reducing launch costs. There are various ways to measure per-launch costs. One way is dividing the total cost over the life of the program (including buildings, facilities, training, salaries, etc) by the number of launches. This method gives about $1.3 billion per launch[1]. Another method is calculating the incremental (or marginal) cost differential to add or subtract one flight — just the immediate resources expended/saved/involved in that one flight. This is about $55 million