Photos don't show NASA astronaut returned to Earth with dark hair despite it being gray in space

Despite spending months longer than planned on the space station, they are not paid extra overtime. But at least NASA covers their travel expenses, accommodation and food.

Photos don't show NASA astronaut returned to Earth with dark hair despite it being gray in space

Sunita "Suni" Williams had an unexpectedly long stay at the International Space Station after her capsule malfunctioned.

Trump vows stranded astronauts will get overtime pay, even if HE has to pay it · American Wire News

President Donald J. Trump vowed to cover the overtime pay for astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, who were stranded for nine months in space, if needed. The astronauts returned to Earth last week and while taking questions in the Oval Office, Trump was asked about them not receiving overtime pay for a mission that was supposed to last just eight days. “The two astronauts that you just helped save from space, they didn’t …

Donald Trump says he will pay astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore overtime out of his pocket

The U.S. President, when asked about the calculated overtime, said: "Nobody's ever mentioned this to me. If I have to, I'll pay it out of my own pocket."

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore received extremely low per diems during their 286-day stay in space.

Trump says he'll pay astronauts who were stranded overtime

Two NASA astronauts spent 278 extra days on the International Space Station after their spacecraft malfunctioned, but aren’t eligible for overtime pay. Needham native Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth this week. Their voyage was supposed to last eight days, but they were in space for nine months. President Donald Trump said he’d make them square for their lost time in space. “If I have to, I’ll pay it out of my own pocket,” the p…