Hi,
An astronaut is a person who pilots a spaceciaft or works in space, It can take 2 hours to put on a space suit. Salaries for civilian Astronaut candidates are based on the Federal Government's General Schedule pay scale for grades GS-12 through GS-13, a GS-12 starts at $ 65.140 per year and a GS-13 can earn up to $ 100.701 per year.
Shuttle astronauts can see highways, airports, dams and even large vehicles from an Earth orbit that is about 135 miles (217 Kilometers) high. Cities are clearly distint from surrounding countryside.
The yougest astronauts ever was 32 years old.
the astronauts can comfortably sleep vertically as well as horizontally. On space shuttle missions, they often sleep in their seats.
The addresses that you find:
http://ask.yahoo.com
http://www.esa.int
http://www.irt.nw.tum.de/en
http://www.physforum.com