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An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists and tourists. The root "naut" derives from "nautes", the Greek for "sailor." Until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military or by civilian space agencies. With the suborbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.

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Avg Pay: $85K
Jobs: 217

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  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Mechanical Engineering
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$32,659Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Science (m.sc.) in Aerospace Engineering
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    Avg. Duration:15 monthsAvg. Fees:$27,306Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Master of Science (m.sc.) in Systems Engineering
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    Avg. Duration:15 monthsAvg. Fees:$27,125Type:Mostly part timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in Physics Education
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$28,739Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
  • Bachelor of Science (b.sc.) in Chemistry
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    Avg. Duration:48 monthsAvg. Fees:$32,847Type:Mostly full timeView more on Studyportals
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21.7 years
$85K
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8.93 years
Senior
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3
3336 out of 4016

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