Not quite. A pilot is a different trade entirely. It depends on what you pilot and where you work.

[ so her world isn't so technologically advanced, then .... ]

Certainly you can see all the planets up close in space. And the stars. After a while, however, it becomes rather normal and commonplace and loses its charm.

Even those who live in space constantly seek to live in colonies that look and feel like Earth. Just with better temperature and climate control.