NASA’s pay for Sunita Williams is revealed

Originally scheduled to spend eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams departed. However, their expedition took longer than nine months due to unanticipated technical issues. The topic of how much they will be paid for being away for so long has garnered a lot of attention as they prepare to depart Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, scheduled to depart no sooner than March 19.

How much does Sunita Williams gets paid:

Astronauts who spend time on missions do not receive special overtime remuneration, unlike those in other professions. According to former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, astronauts work for the federal government. As a result, their whole stay in space is treated the same as any other regular work assignment on Earth, with no additional compensation for the extended period of time.

Additionally, NASA covers the astronauts’ living expenses and subsistence while they are on the ISS, and they continue to receive their regular salaries for the duration of their missions. The meager daily stipend that astronauts get as extra compensation is intended to cover minor expenses. According to Ms. Coleman, the stipend has been $4 a day, or roughly Rs 347. Given the harsh circumstances, this may seem like a small
amount.

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To put things in perspective, Ms. Coleman received incidental remuneration of about $636 (more than Rs 55,000) for her 159-day trip in 2010–11. Based on comparable projections, Williams and Wilmore, who have already spent over 287 days in space, are anticipated to receive an additional $1,148 (about Rs 1 lakh) each as payment for the extended mission.

During their lengthy nine-month stay on board the ISS, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will get prorated salaries ranging from $93,850 to $122,004 (about ₹81 lakh to ₹1.05 crore). Their total earnings for the mission are anticipated to range from $94,998 to $1,23,152 (about ₹82 lakh to ₹1.06 crore), plus $1,148 (about ₹1 lakh) in incidental pay.