58. How long would you have to be trained to fly a spacecraft? (A K2S Question)

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An astronaut trains about 18 months to fly the right seat—the pilot's seat. It takes perhaps three years or more to become a spacecraft commander.


Answer provided by Jon H. Brown


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer