Linda Ge | March 2, 2016 @ 5:14 PM. ABCâs Kiefer Sutherland drama series âDesignated Survivorâ has cast two new young actors. Tanner Buchanan will be a series regular and McKenna Grace will recur on the drama, which was ordered straight to series in December.
ESA astronauts are ranked as A2 to A4 on the pay scale. That gives a range of $6430 to $10550 a month. The new cosmonaut pay scale ranges from $1830 to $2640 a month. Cosmonauts also negotiate contracts for flights and can be paid $130-$150,000 for a 6 month flight on the ISS.
Report Abuse. Estimates I have heard say that is costs $10,000US per pound of weight just to get the craft into orbit. If you consider that the average astronaut weighs in at 150 pounds, and you can have up to 7 people riding that comes out to $10,500,000 in just weight of passengers.The launch vehicle (shuttle, external tank, solid rocket boosters, plus payloads) can weigh hundreds of thousands of pounds...ouch, that's a lot of money.f you consider that the average astronaut weighs in at 150 pounds, and you can have up to 7 people riding that comes out to $10,500,000 in just weight of passengers. The launch vehicle (shuttle, external tank, solid rocket boosters, plus payloads) can weigh hundreds of thousands of pounds...ouch, that's a lot of money.