Trump: Will Pay Astronauts 'Out of My Own Pocket' (Connecting the Dot: NASA, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Kelly, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Gun Control, Center for a New American Security, James Mattis, General Dynamics Corporation & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By
Sandy Fitzgerald | Friday, 21 March 2025 03:20 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/us/nasa-astronauts-spacex/2025/03/21/id/1203837/
NASA
astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams, who remained in
space for nine months before their return to Earth last week, deserve to get
the extra pay they're due, President Donald Trump agreed Friday, even if he has
to pay it from his own pocket.
The
astronauts, according to NASA will be paid only their regular pay and a $5 per diem
pay for the 286 days they were in space — but not overtime, according to an
article in The New
York Times this week, totaling just $1,430 in extra pay for the
time they had to wait before coming back home.
"Nobody
has ever mentioned this to me, and if I have to, I will pay that out of my own
pocket," Trump said during a press conference aired live on Newsmax. "I will pay it right out of
my … is that all? That is not a lot for what they had to go through."
According
to NASA, Williams and Wilmore, who remained on the International Space Station
for 278 extra days after their return ride home malfunctioned, will be paid
like any other government employee whose trip is extended.
"While
in space, NASA astronauts are on official travel orders as federal
employees," Jimi Russell, a spokesman for the agency's Space Operations
Mission Directorate told the Times.
This
means they are due no overtime, weekend or holiday pay.
But
they would get the $5 a day "incidentals" allowance that federal
employees get for travel expenses.
Their
annual salary is just over $152,000 a year as astronauts, according to NASA.
Trump
also praised SpaceX owner Elon Musk, after NASA used one of the company's ships
to retrieve the astronauts.
"You
know, there is only so long — even though they are in the capsule — [that]
their bodies start to deteriorate, after nine or 10 months," Trump said.
"It gets bad after 14 or 15 months with the bones and the blood and all
the things. If we didn't have Elon … who else was going to get them?"
Trump,
meanwhile, promised to protect Musk's other business interest, Tesla, which has
come under attack from vandals who have recently set fire to dealerships,
vehicles, and charging stations.
"He
is going through a lot from what they are doing to him," Trump said.
"These people will be prosecuted. From what they tell me … they could get
20 years in jail. They will get it. There will be no weakness, no leniency and
no pardons, I can tell you that."
Connecting
the Dots:
Scott J. Kelly is
an astronaut at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) and Mark E. Kelly’s brother.
Mark E. Kelly is
Scott J. Kelly’s brother, an astronaut at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a co-founder for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions and married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Gwyneth Paltrow said
her “Body Vibes” stickers are said to be made from “NASA spacesuit
material” and meant to “rebalance energy frequency in our bodies” and is a
director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Robin
Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood
Foundation, is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation,
and Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is Emma Bloomberg’s father, was a donor for
the Robin Hood Foundation, the founder of the Bloomberg Family
Foundation the founder of Bloomberg LP and was a contributor
for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Gabrielle
Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible
Solutions, married to Mark E. Kelly, an advisory board member
for the Center for National Policy and an advisory board member for
the Truman National Security Project.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy, an
advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and
was the vice president for the Joe Biden administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Center for National Policy, a director at
the Truman National Security Project and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Madeleine K.
Albright was the president of the Center for National Policy,
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, a
director at the Center for a New American Security (think tank) and
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael D.
Griffin was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security (think tank) and an administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
David M.
Rubenstein was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think
tank), is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a regent at the Smithsonian Institution and the
president of the Economic Club of Washington.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is
a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, Hunter Biden’s
father, was the vice president for the Barack Obama Administration and the president for the Joe
Biden Administration.
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution and a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the president emeritus for the Robert Trent
Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA) and was the president of the Economic
Club of Washington.
John G. Roberts
Jr. is an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf
Club (Gainesville, VA), the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme
Court and the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution.
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Smithsonian
Institution, the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, is
the founder of Bloomberg LP and was a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions.
Mark E. Kelly is
a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, Scott
J. Kelly’s brother, an astronaut at the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) and married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Scott J. Kelly is
Mark E. Kelly’s brother and an astronaut at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Gabrielle
Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible
Solutions, married to Mark E. Kelly, an advisory board member
for the Center for National Policy and an advisory board member for
the Truman National Security Project.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy, an
advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and
was the vice president for the Joe Biden administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Center for National Policy, a director at
the Truman National Security Project and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Madeleine K.
Albright was the president of the Center for National Policy,
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, a
director at the Center for a New American Security (think tank) and
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
U.S. Navy was a
contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Air Force was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Army was a
contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Coast Guard was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S.
Department of Defense was a contributor for the Center for a
New American Security.
U.S. Marine
Corps was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security.
Bloomberg LP was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP.
James N. Mattis was
a director at the Center for a New American Security a director at
the General Dynamics Corporation and is the secretary at the U.S.
Department of Defense for the Donald Trump administration.
Michael D.
Griffin was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security (think tank) and an administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Walter Isaacson is
a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and the president
& CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
James S.
Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think
tank), a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a
director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
Lester Crown is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a lifetime trustee
at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the General
Dynamics Corporation.
William A. Anders was
the chairman & CEO for the General Dynamics Corporation and an
astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).
James M. Beggs was
the EVP for the General Dynamics Corporation and an administrator
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
John M. Keane is
a director at the General Dynamics Corporation and was a trustee at
the RAND Corporation.
John M. Keane was a trustee at the RAND Corporation and is
a director at the General Dynamics Corporation.
James N. Mattis was
a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a director at
the Center for a New American Security and is the secretary at
the U.S. Department of Defense for the Donald Trump
administration.
U.S. Navy was a
contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Air Force was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Army was a
contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S. Coast Guard was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
U.S.
Department of Defense was a contributor for the Center for a
New American Security.
U.S. Marine
Corps was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security.
Bloomberg LP was
a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP.
Michael D.
Griffin was a contributor for the Center for a New American
Security (think tank) and an administrator for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Madeleine K.
Albright was a director at the Center for a New American
Security (think tank), the president of the Center for National
Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security
Project, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Center for National
Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security
Project, a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions
and married to Mark E. Kelly.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy, an
advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and
was the vice president for the Joe Biden administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Center for National Policy, a director at
the Truman National Security Project and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Mark E. Kelly is
a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, Scott
J. Kelly’s brother, an astronaut at the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) and married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Scott J. Kelly is
Mark E. Kelly’s brother and an astronaut at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Michael D.
Griffin was an administrator for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) and a contributor for the Center for a
New American Security (think tank).
James N. Mattis was
a director at the Center for a New American Security, a director at
the General Dynamics Corporation and is the secretary at the U.S.
Department of Defense for the Donald Trump administration.
William A. Anders was
the chairman & CEO for the General Dynamics Corporation and an
astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).
James M. Beggs was
the EVP for the General Dynamics Corporation and an administrator
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Resources:
Past Research
Mark
Kelly, Gabby Giffords at Arizona Kamala Harris rally: FULL SPEECH (Connecting
the Dots: Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Gun Control
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on the Gabby Giffords, Kamala Harris & Hunter Biden)
Thursday,
September 12, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/09/mark-kelly-gabby-giffords-at-arizona.html
Madeleine
Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In
The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine
Albright)
Thursday,
March 24, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html
NASA
Calls ‘BS’ on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Latest GOOP Product (Past
Research on NASA)
Saturday,
June 24, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/nasa-calls-bs-on-gwyneth-paltrows.html
Jeb
Bush: Michael Bloomberg A ‘Good Man’ And A ’Patriot’ (Past
Research on the Bloomberg Family Foundation)
Sunday,
January 24, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/jeb-bush-michael-bloomberg-good-man-and.html
Smithsonian
Admits to Destruction of Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons in Early 1900′s (Past Research on the Smithsonian Institution)
Wednesday,
December 10, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/12/smithsonian-admits-to-destruction-of.html
Icegate:
Now NSIDC Caught Tampering With Climate Records (Past
Research on NASA)
Thursday,
April 28, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/icegate-now-nsidc-caught-tampering-with.html
Mattis
on North Korea: U.S. Army Should ‘Stand Ready’ if Military Option Needed (Past Research on James Mattis)
Tuesday,
October 10, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/10/mattis-on-north-korea-us-army-should.html
Witch
Hunt By Navy Brass Against Decorated Chaplain for Expressing Traditional
Marriage View (Past Research on the Center for a
New American Security)
Tuesday,
March 24, 2015
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