Tax Day in space: How do astronauts pay taxes off Earth?

Graphic showing an astronaut sitting on the moon looking at a laptop with earth in the background.

Just like the rest of us, NASA astronauts pay taxes.

Astronauts are supposed to file taxes no matter where they are working, even on the International Space Station (ISS). In 1970, in fact, one astronaut on a moon mission got in a pickle when he discovered he forgot to file his taxes before leaving Earth, which we'll talk more about below.