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Astronauts Work is extremely responsible, demanding and difficult. We are looking for trained and physically capable people who have their private lives to the interests of the space program. Conditionally speaking, there are three types of astronauts: former military pilots who belong to a group of "hardened" astronaut, astronauts-specialists in research who have acquired the status of astronauts need their presence in space while performing some experiments and activities that astronauts tourists. The latter are prepared for a ten-day flight a few months a space odyssey paid from his own pocket at a price of 2-3 million dollars a day spent in the universe!
On the other hand, the first two groups of astronauts a year earn significantly lower amounts. American astronauts, regardless of whether they are in space or on Earth have a monthly income of 10-12 thousand dollars. Russian astronauts have a slightly lower salary when they are on Earth, their American counterparts, but during the six-month stay on the International Space Station, depending on their status in the mission, earn from 130-150000 USD.
Vladimir Solovyev, chief Russian segment ISSA says astronauts working conditions, including safety and health risks, extremely arduous. In this way, stimulate their astronauts to the space mission successfully accomplished, and for each such mission signed a separate contract. Loss of bone and muscle mass despite several hours of daily exercise on compulsory ISSU is not just second-class problem. Over time, their health is to a greater or lesser extent, however distorted. When not on fitness training astronauts performing scientific experiments and other work, or spacewalks to open space. Here's how such a look of them.
Imagine yourself in a space suit, which was massive in your body and makes you at least double or triple the volume higher. Gloves are you nezgrapnije than anything you've tried to put your hands on so far. You are in a weightless condition, and each, even the slightest movement results in changing your position-"swing". Feeling "up-down-left-right" does not work. According to the Earth you stand upside down. Do you have nausea. Zasvrbi Does your armpit, you can scratch for a few hours. Breathe in specially prepared mixture of air. Dropping sweat from his forehead can not be deleted. Every 45 minutes alternate night and day, darkness and light. Circle around the native planet at speeds of over 28,000 km / h. You are aware in order to "meet" even with the smallest micrometeorites, from a few tenths of a mm, made of your outfit and the question is whether you have the power and possibilities of getting in the cab of space shuttle safety. You are in space without air, the temperature range of +120 ° C to -150 ° C, air-conditioning in a space suit, the only thing that keeps you not to translate it into a roast or frozen meat. During several hours in cramped, uncomfortable, icy space replacing equipment parts, using a special tool, managed by screws in the harshest working conditions "in the world and a little wider," fix things in just a few hours and that engineers are "under a glass bell" peace laboratories assembled for months or years. Everyone expects that its dangerous and risky job done right. You know how the public will remember the years of training and living the strict conditions that go along with the life of an astronaut .. I still think that their gain is too high? Or too small? While the astronauts were deliberately chosen his pioneering call only a small technical error or negligence on the part of engineers can stop the entire space program for several years and put a little child without parents - because the astronauts are people with concerns, problems, joys just like me!
Marino Tumpić
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Astronaut 1 - Russian astronaut inside the ISSA
Astronaut 2 - American astronaut in space
Astronaut 3 - The dream of many girls and boys to become astronauts and astronaut
