US President Donald Trump said that he would pay the ‘overtime’ of astronaut Wilmore Buch and Sunita Williams from his pocket. Both astronauts have returned to Earth this week after being stuck in space for nine months. Both astronauts spent 286 days in space.
Astronauts were sent on an eight -day mission, but they were stranded there for 278 days more due to the vehicle malfunction. When the dialogues at the Oval office asked Trump about the ‘overtime’ of astronauts, he said, “No one mentioned it to me.” If I had to do it, I will pay it from my pocket. ”
Trump said this when a ‘Fox News’ correspondent reported that Wilmore and Williams get five US dollars per day for each day in space, that is, their additional salary is made US $ 1,430. A rescue team brought Williams and Wilmore to Earth this week from the ‘SpaceX Crew Dragon’ vehicle.
Trump also thanked Alan Musk, head of ‘Tesla’ and ‘SpaceX’. He said, “Think if we don’t have that (allen Musk)?” If we did not have Alan, it would have been that they (Williams and Wilmore) and lived there for a long time.
According to NASA, the annual salary has been paid around $ 1,430 for 286 days to Wilmore and Williams, besides about US $ 152,258.
