Labor Day in space

Happy Labor Day!  For today's offbeat take on the holiday, I present work and holidays honoring work in space.  Space.com reports on Labor Day In Space: Astronauts Take Time Off, Too by Miriam Kramer.

Americans across the United States will pause to celebrate the Labor Day holiday on Monday (Sept. 2), even space travelers soaring high above Earth aboard the International Space Station.

There are two American astronauts — NASA's Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy — currently serving on the space station's six-person crew, and they are expecting a light work day Monday, NASA officials said.

While station astronauts typically take a break from their usual duties on holidays, they still may need to do a little work. Nyberg and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano might take part in a quick training session to prepare for the arrival of an unmanned cargo-carrying Cygnus spacecraft, NASA spokesman Josh Byerly told SPACE.com via email.

That's how to take a day off from work in space.  What about working there in the first place?  Discovery News explains How To Get a Job In Space.

There are few jobs cooler than being an astronaut. And now is a better time than ever to get a job in the space industry! Anthony shows you some truly out-of-this-world gigs.

Here's to there still being work in space for decades to come.