Can you send mail to the International Space Station?

— The space capsules that are used to deliver crew and cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS) are now available for delivery on envelopes and postcards mailed through the Houston post office.

What is the address of the space station?

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, Low Earth Orbit 51.603, The Universe. That’s the address that might see your letter reach the International Space Station if you fancy sending a bit of snail mail to Don Pettit and the rest of the crew on board.

How do I contact the International Space Station?

If someone does need to “call” the ISS, operators at mission control centres simply relay the audio through a telephone line to Houston into the very high frequency space-to-ground radio network. The phone number at NASA Johnson Space Center is +1 281-483-0123, but your chances of getting through to the ISS are slim.

Do astronauts get mail?

The astronauts use the Ku band antenna to pick up and drop off e-mail two or three times a day, for about half an hour. They’re each allowed to transfer up to 30 megabytes’ worth of data in a session.

What address do astronauts use?

All in all, not too different from voting absentee—the only big difference is that when astronauts fill out their ballots, they list their address as “low-Earth orbit.”

How do you address an astronaut?

There is no personal rank granted and no special honorific used when directly addressing an astronaut. A civilian astronaut is correctly addressed as ‘Mr./Ms./Dr. (Name)’ and identified as an astronaut after the name. Many astronauts are or have been military officers and thus are addressed by rank in retirement.

How much do astronauts on the ISS get paid?

The middle pay grades for astronauts are G-12 and G-13; each grade is divided into 10 steps, which depend on seniority and/or performance. The middle pay for a G-12 employee is $73,090 to $75,240, and the middle pay for a G-13 employee is $86,911 to $89,467. That means the average astronaut’s pay is $81,177.