How does astronaut pay work?

[MauleSkinner]

I agree, it seems weird. Is there an astronaut Union? GS12-14 seems quite low considering many astronauts hold MDs and PhDs. I guess it's fair to say astronauts don't do it for the money, unless they're getting a crap-ton of overtime and keeping it on the down-low.

I used to know a guy who claimed it was relatively easy to hire PhDs away from NASA on a salary basis.

 

[Dave Theisen]

Astronaut pay works via direct deposit, but that's not important right now.

Well yeah, because there aren’t banks in space.

 

[MauleSkinner]

Well yeah, because there aren’t banks in space.

They could run a vacuum tube…