Career as a Astronaut, How to become an Astronaut
About Astronaut
Astronaut is a profession, who flies in an outer space.
"Astro" means star or celestial body and "naut" means a Sailor,
They both together means "Star Sailor" or "Universe Sailor".
Some countries called astronauts with some other names, they are:
- Some countries like USA, Canada, Europe, Japan they use to call them, as Astronaut, except for the France where the astronauts are called as "Spationauts".
- In Russia they are called as "Cosmonauts".
- In China they are called as "Taikonaut".
- Pilot Astronauts.
- Specialists Astronauts.
Eligibility to become Astronaut
Aspirants have to be a citizen of India
Any Male and Female resident of India are eligible to become an Astronaut in India and there is no age limit .
There is no height requirements for an Astronaut.
There is no weight requirements, but need to be in a good shape as per gender and their age.
Good health should be there to become an Astronaut.
When come to Qualification, candidates need to study bachelors degree or Masters Degree.
Skills and Requirements to become an Astronaut
Candidate should have good English speaking efficiency.
Candidate should have a certain number of hours of flying experiences.
Candidate should be strong enough to stay calm during emergency, situations.
Need to have observation skills.
Candidates should be comfortable with multi-tasking.
Candidate should have high thinking ability.
Types of Job Roles as an Astronaut
Domestic⇒ NAL
⇒ Civil Aviation Department
⇒ ISRO
⇒ Defense Ministry
⇒ HAL
⇒ DRDO
International⇒ Boeing
⇒ Airbus
⇒ NASA
Salary
When come to salary of Astronauts, different countries provides different type of Salary packages, if we see the average salary for an Astronauts, starts from 50,000 to a few lakhs per month. and there are some astronauts who will get million of dollar every year, and also they have different sources of getting money.
Pros of Becoming a Astronaut
The Following are some advantages of becoming an Astronaut:
Astronaut can visit different planets.
Can see the universe.
They can get chance to float in a zero gravity medium.
Can find different planets.
Able to investigate the problems in the outer space.
Salary of Astronauts are high based on their job role.
Cons of Becoming a Astronaut
The Following are some disadvantages of becoming an Astronaut:
Space exploration is a life risking adventure.
Spacecraft explosion may take place while returning towards the earth atmosphere.
They may also expose to dangers in outer space.
They are highly exposed to radiation at space.
Different health effects will come when return from space.
Different calamities might occur in space, every time.
Job is very tough.
Top Colleges to study to become an Astronaut
Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.
Amity University Noida.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Lovely Professional University.
Conclusion
These are the detailed information on how to become an astronaut and Career as a Astronaut.
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