How many earn the astronauts in orbit

Profession astronaut one of the most dangerous and exciting at the same time, which can hardly be called a mass. How many people get this unique profession that, putting their lives at risk, willingly and enthusiastically go into space and take part in a variety of studies.

Income astronauts depends agency in which they work, and on their experience and seniority. So let's see, how many are the astronauts of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as of April 2014. With regard to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Russian Space Agency, and the China National Space Administration (CNSA), their rates are not publicly disclosed.

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The European Space Agency (ESA)
The last set of astronauts in European Space Agency held in 2009. All they ever flown in space, or are preparing for upcoming missions to the ISS. ESA astronauts paid according to the standards from A2 to A4. And although the agency is silent on how much money is behind the levels of the A2 and A4, the sources, however, point out that the annual salary of A2 level of 58,848 euros, and A4 - 84 372 euros.
- After entering the ESA Astronaut Corps recruits usually receive a salary level A2. Upon successful completion of basic training, the astronauts assigned a salary level A3. Promotion to the level A4 usually follows after the first space flight, - the ESA.



The Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
The Canadian Space Agency has two active astronaut, who had never been in space. Canadian astronauts receive a salary from 1 to 3 level (Grade 1-3). So, in 2011 the minimum wage according to their level 1 totaled 80,897 dollars.
Maximum income astronauts CSA (level 3) - 158 470 dollars. Salary military astronauts strictly classified.



Russian cosmonauts
The Russian cosmonauts are trained at the Cosmonaut Training Center, which usually take a year military college graduates with a certain number of flying hours or graduates MSTU. Bauman with experience.
Those who were lucky enough to go to space, and managed it during the existence of the center about 100 astronauts can work in six months in orbit to receive the order of 130-150 thousand dollars. On the ground, their income is much lower.



Astronauts in the US
In NASA astronaut are 43 active and 8 astronauts, who are still learning stage. Prior to the completion of basic training, which lasts about two years, favorites are called "candidates for astronauts." They often join for basic training astronauts from other agencies.
Civilian astronauts paid in accordance with the government's scale, which ranges from the classification of GS-11 to GS-14. Salary workers living in Houston, where, in fact, trained astronauts in 2012 ranged from 64 742 dollars (GS-11) to 141,715 dollars (GS-14). Recall that in the United States to talk about the annual salary. With advanced training increases, respectively, and income.
About how many get the military - is unknown, however, as noted by NASA, the armed forces "remain in active duty status for wages, benefits, vacations, and other bonuses».

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