The country’s daughter Sunita Williams will return to the earth. The whole country is eagerly waiting. Because Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore have been in space for the last 9 months. Now their homecoming has been confirmed and Sunita and Buch will return to Earth this evening (March 18). Meanwhile, the question is arising whether NASA will give overtime to both astronauts after 9 months of eight days of mission?
They are coming to Earth in 9 months instead of 8 days.
Usually employees working in a company are given overtime benefits to do extra work. So does this apply to astronauts too? This question is arising because astronaut Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore are returning to Earth after more than 9 months. But yes, according to NASA’s salary structure, NASA does not pay any overtime to astronauts sent to the ISS to spend extra time in space for any reason.
What is the annual salary?
NASA astronauts are salaried federal employees and are designated under GS-15 salary grade, who get annual salary from $ 125,133 to $ 162,672 and if converted to Indian currency, then the annual salary of astronauts under this grade is Rs. 1.08 crore to Rs. It is up to 1.41 crores. Let us tell you that despite facing high risk, busy programs and prolonged isolation, there is no provision of overtime in NASA’s salary structure. Even though astronauts revolve around the planet for months. According to reports, Sunita Williams, included in the list of most popular astronauts, has a total assets of around $ 5 million, which is equal to Rs 100 in Indian currency. It is more than 43 crores.
Do you get overtime?
The facilities provided to astronauts during the mission include all the necessary expenses such as food, housing and transport and are provided not only in space but also during training on Earth. If an additional compensation is given, it is only given for casual expenditure, which is just 4 dollars per day. If we calculate on the basis of about 300 days spent in space by Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmore, then it is about Rs 347 per day at Rs 1,04,100. However, NASA has clearly stated that this amount is for personal expenses and is not called overtime salary.
