20+ Facts About Astronauts And Living In Space

Ask any kid what he wants to be when he grows up and his answer is going to be an astronaut nine out of ten times. This is the most prestigious job that someone can have and it rewards people with the rare opportunity of exploring the unknown.

Today we are going to share with you the top twenty most jaw-dropping facts about astronauts. Some of them will make you laugh while others will send shivers down your spine. With that said, let’s get into it.

20. LEARNING TO SURVIVE

One of the first missions that NASA tasks astronauts with is to survive on their own in the rigid tundra of Moscow forests. The scary thing about this mission is that astronauts are only given a limited number of supplies.

19. LIFE INSURANCE

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Since astronauts are exploring the unknown, getting life insurance can be really expensive. Therefore, most of them sign pictures and t-shirts so that their family can sell them as memorabilia in case something goes wrong and they don’t come back home.

18. THE ENGINE CAN FAIL

John Grunsfeld was an astronaut on the Space Shuttle Endeavor and he experience a worst-case scenario. The space shuttle’s engine died and John Grunsfeld needed to figure out a way to start it again.

Can you imagine how scary that experience must have been?

17. INTERCOURSE

What many people don’t know about astronauts is that they are not allowed to have intercourse. However, NASA doesn’t have any way to find out if this ever happens.