NASA astronaut, Hubble repair spacewalker
We retrieved 1 post and 21 comments from u/MikeMassimino, all from 2016, most often in r/IAmA.
On “I’m Mike Massimino, former NASA Astronaut and author of Spaceman. AMA!”
Do you have to pay tax when you are off planet? And do you still get wages every month or is it a bonus when you get home - always wondered how that works
Income taxes yes, sales tax no - there is nothing to buy up there...unless you sop online They still pay us while in space, but we dont get any overtime or even harzardous duty pay
On “I’m Mike Massimino, former NASA Astronaut and author of Spaceman. AMA!”
When you went to space did you think "Wow we are actually on quite a small planet and we are way more vulnerable then we think we are" ? because i have heard that some other astronauts said this also umh what do you eat/drink in outer space ^^ ?
I love the food in space, I was one of the few astronauts who gained weight in space - some of my favorites: shrimp cocktail, macaroni and cheese, lasagna, and chocolate fudge cake..... no wonder I gained weight.
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