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The United States has selected more than 300 astronauts since the space program began in 1959. Every two years, between 4,000 and 5,000 people apply to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

As a result of the huge numbers of qualified people applying for the astronaut program, NASA has developed a strict weeding out process. Applicants can be disqualified for reasons that may seem irrelevant to the job.

Astronauts are civil service workers. Civil service workers are paid based on a general pay schedule. Civilian astronauts' pay ranges from GS11 to GS14. The GS11 scale starts at $62,107 per year and a GS-14 can earn up to $135,987 per year.

Earnings and employment information from the U.S. Department of Labor is not available for this field at this time.

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