Trump suggests paying overtime to astronauts back from space

President Donald Trump promised to cover overtime pay “out of my own pocket” for astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore after they were stranded in space for 286 days. NASA agreed to cover only $5 per day in incidentals for the astronauts, amounting to about $1,400 for extra time in space.

SpaceX launched a rescue mission to bring Williams and Wilmore back to Earth after their extended stay.

Trump expressed concern over the astronauts’ physical condition, stating, “The body starts to deteriorate after nine or 10 months.”