What is Sunita Williams' salary and what perks does NASA offer?
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What is Sunita Williams' salary and what perks does NASA offer?

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has been in the news for many months ever since she and her colleague Butch Wilmore got stuck in space months ago after rocketing into orbit on Boeing's Starliner capsule. Beyond the thrill of space travel, Williams' role as an astronaut comes with generous financial compensation as well as benefits from NASA. As a NASA astronaut, Williams falls under the US government’s General Schedule pay scale, specifically within the grades GS-13 to GS-15. For example, astronauts like Williams get comprehensive health insurance covered entirely by NASA.

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Sunita Williams to step out of Space Station, likely to conduct spacewalk
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Sunita Williams to step out of Space Station, likely to conduct spacewalk

India Today  

Nasa astronaut and Space Station commander Sunita Williams is currently preparing for a series of spacewalks. Williams, a veteran of three space missions, undertook essential tasks including swapping a data recorder box between suits and inspecting the life support gear of her spacesuit, following resizing and configuration work completed the previous day. Williams expressed enthusiasm about her extended mission aboard …

Is Sunita Williams falling sick amid extended space mission?
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Is Sunita Williams falling sick amid extended space mission?

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What began as an eight-day mission has turned into an exhausting six-month stay for NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore due to a Boeing Starliner malfunction. Image courtesy: X/@arboretum914 NASA has been under immense pressure after a week-long mission for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore turned into a six-month wait on the International Space Station due …

Sunita Williams could be in space for months; NASA reiterates astronauts are ‘not stranded’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sunita Williams could be in space for months; NASA reiterates astronauts are ‘not stranded’

Hindustan Times  

Although Sunita “Suni” Williams and Butch Wilmore's Boeing Starliner spacecraft was originally projected to carry out its mission for a few days, the two astronauts have been seemingly stuck in space for three weeks and counting. In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, center, pose with Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Mike …

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