{"id":1341,"date":"2025-03-21T00:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivedrab-rabbit-880884.hostingersite.com\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T00:47:31","slug":"why-stranded-astronauts-wont-get-overtime-pay-despite-their-8-day-mission-turning-into-9-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/?p=1341","title":{"rendered":"Why stranded astronauts won\u2019t get overtime pay despite their 8-day mission turning into 9 months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To the delight of many, stranded astronauts Sunita \u2018Suni\u2019 Williams and Barry \u2018Butch\u2019 Wilmore are finally home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their stay at the International Space Station was originally expected to last only eight days, but due to a malfunction in the Boeing Starliner capsule that was supposed to return them to Earth, it was extended to nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA and Boeing made several attempts to return the stranded astronauts home, but each was met with technical setbacks, leading to many delays.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, NASA decided to use a SpaceX\u2019s Dragon capsule, which had a history of successful ISS returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/resize-_64_-768x432-1.webp?ezimgfmt=rs:768x432\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72490\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As they emerged from the SpaceX Dragon, which splashed down off the coast of Florida, Williams and Wilmore waved and smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering the length of their stay in space, many assume the stranded astronauts would be paid a hefty sum of money. However, that\u2019s not the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman revealed for the&nbsp;<em>Washingtonian<\/em>&nbsp;that being federal employees, besides their salary, astronauts are paid the same as any employee at a business trip anywhere on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-20-105934.png?ezimgfmt=rs:624x450\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72491\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is some small amount of money per day for incidentals that they end up being legally obligated to pay you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For her, it was around $4 (\u00a33.19) per day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is the case, both Williams and Wilmore would only be paid an extra&nbsp;$1,004&nbsp;(\u00a3801.27)&nbsp;for their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Williams and Wilmore hold GS-15 rankings, which is the highest tier in the US General Pay Schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/dfbclid=iwy2xjawjis4llehrua2flbqixmaabhuk9ufjvjupkacbdoe0sejdmmdhgx9w2m3g5tkkmwrdegexptuc-yihaqa_aem_rceki49xfg3xa6wxlsfnog\/\">Uniland<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em>their salaries range between $125,133 and $162,672 per year. This means that their prorated earnings for the additional nine months of their mission, factoring in the incidentals, will be $94,998 and $123,152.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are glad they were finally able to return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bored Daddy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love and Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To the delight of many, stranded astronauts Sunita \u2018Suni\u2019 Williams and Barry \u2018Butch\u2019 Wilmore are finally home. Their stay at the International Space Station was originally expected to last only eight days, but due to a malfunction in the Boeing Starliner capsule that was supposed to return them to Earth, it was extended to nine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/?p=1341\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Why stranded astronauts won\u2019t get overtime pay despite their 8-day mission turning into 9 months&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1341\/revisions\/1342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interesting17hr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}