Being an astronaut

Being an astronaut is one of the most exciting and most demanding jobs in the world, and also out of this world! You brave danger from the moment you rocket away from the launch pad to the moment you touch down on Earth again days or maybe weeks later. Up in the strange weightless world of space, you carry out experiments, launch satellites and go space walking. In the years to come, you might spend months in orbit in space stations, walk on the moon, or even travel to mars.