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Apollo astronauts were charged for their berth during their missions?
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In a recent article in The Guardian I ran into the following statement about the Apollo astronauts:
On their way to and from the moon, each earned $8 a day, minus a fee for a bed on their Apollo spacecraft.
Is that statement accurate? It seems incredulous that the astronauts would have to pay for their berth during a mission. If this is true what was the cost and justification for the fee?
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In a recent article in The Guardian I ran into the following statement about the Apollo astronauts:
On their way to and from the moon, each earned $8 a day, minus a fee for a bed on their Apollo spacecraft.
Is that statement accurate? It seems incredulous that the astronauts would have to pay for their berth during a mission. If this is true what was the cost and justification for the fee?
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In a recent article in The Guardian I ran into the following statement about the Apollo astronauts:
On their way to and from the moon, each earned $8 a day, minus a fee for a bed on their Apollo spacecraft.
Is that statement accurate? It seems incredulous that the astronauts would have to pay for their berth during a mission. If this is true what was the cost and justification for the fee?
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In a recent article in The Guardian I ran into the following statement about the Apollo astronauts:
On their way to and from the moon, each earned $8 a day, minus a fee for a bed on their Apollo spacecraft.
Is that statement accurate? It seems incredulous that the astronauts would have to pay for their berth during a mission. If this is true what was the cost and justification for the fee?
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Okay, this is misleading. They received beyond their normal salary the government Per Diem, which amounts to $8/ day. Also, this was reduced somewhat because they didn't need to pay for their sleeping locations. This is the same as any government travel, if they were traveling in a location where they didn't need to pay for their housing, they didn't receive that portion of their Per Diem.
FYI, the system is still the same today. For government employees to travel (And for those working government contracts), they receive a portion of their Per Diem for a hotel, and a second portion for their food. In fact, I suspect it was a bit of a breach to not also charge them for the food, giving them just their normal salary.
For reference Buzz Aldrin's Per Diem for his mission to the Moon comes to $33.31.
But they did receive their normal salary.
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
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theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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Okay, this is misleading. They received beyond their normal salary the government Per Diem, which amounts to $8/ day. Also, this was reduced somewhat because they didn't need to pay for their sleeping locations. This is the same as any government travel, if they were traveling in a location where they didn't need to pay for their housing, they didn't receive that portion of their Per Diem.
FYI, the system is still the same today. For government employees to travel (And for those working government contracts), they receive a portion of their Per Diem for a hotel, and a second portion for their food. In fact, I suspect it was a bit of a breach to not also charge them for the food, giving them just their normal salary.
For reference Buzz Aldrin's Per Diem for his mission to the Moon comes to $33.31.
But they did receive their normal salary.
answered 7 hours ago
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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– Uwe
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
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– Erik
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theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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– PearsonArtPhoto♦
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Okay, this is misleading. They received beyond their normal salary the government Per Diem, which amounts to $8/ day. Also, this was reduced somewhat because they didn't need to pay for their sleeping locations. This is the same as any government travel, if they were traveling in a location where they didn't need to pay for their housing, they didn't receive that portion of their Per Diem.
FYI, the system is still the same today. For government employees to travel (And for those working government contracts), they receive a portion of their Per Diem for a hotel, and a second portion for their food. In fact, I suspect it was a bit of a breach to not also charge them for the food, giving them just their normal salary.
For reference Buzz Aldrin's Per Diem for his mission to the Moon comes to $33.31.
But they did receive their normal salary.
answered 7 hours ago
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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– Uwe
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
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– Erik
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theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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– PearsonArtPhoto♦
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Okay, this is misleading. They received beyond their normal salary the government Per Diem, which amounts to $8/ day. Also, this was reduced somewhat because they didn't need to pay for their sleeping locations. This is the same as any government travel, if they were traveling in a location where they didn't need to pay for their housing, they didn't receive that portion of their Per Diem.
FYI, the system is still the same today. For government employees to travel (And for those working government contracts), they receive a portion of their Per Diem for a hotel, and a second portion for their food. In fact, I suspect it was a bit of a breach to not also charge them for the food, giving them just their normal salary.
For reference Buzz Aldrin's Per Diem for his mission to the Moon comes to $33.31.
But they did receive their normal salary.
answered 7 hours ago
PearsonArtPhoto♦PearsonArtPhoto
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Okay, this is misleading. They received beyond their normal salary the government Per Diem, which amounts to $8/ day. Also, this was reduced somewhat because they didn't need to pay for their sleeping locations. This is the same as any government travel, if they were traveling in a location where they didn't need to pay for their housing, they didn't receive that portion of their Per Diem.
FYI, the system is still the same today. For government employees to travel (And for those working government contracts), they receive a portion of their Per Diem for a hotel, and a second portion for their food. In fact, I suspect it was a bit of a breach to not also charge them for the food, giving them just their normal salary.
For reference Buzz Aldrin's Per Diem for his mission to the Moon comes to $33.31.
But they did receive their normal salary.
answered 7 hours ago
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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– Uwe
7 hours ago
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
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– Erik
7 hours ago
1
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theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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– PearsonArtPhoto♦
6 hours ago
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1
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
$endgroup$
– Uwe
7 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
$endgroup$
– Erik
7 hours ago
1
$begingroup$
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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– PearsonArtPhoto♦
6 hours ago
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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– Uwe
7 hours ago
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They did not get a mileage allowance? But they did not travel using their own car.
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– Uwe
7 hours ago
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2
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
$endgroup$
– Erik
7 hours ago
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Interesting. I agree with you that per diem doesn't really seem to apply to their missions. Do you have a reference? Also I think you were being generous when you called that statement misleading. In my opinion it could be more accurately describes as dishonest.
$endgroup$
– Erik
7 hours ago
1
1
$begingroup$
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
$endgroup$
– PearsonArtPhoto♦
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/…, but that isn't what I would call the best source. Will see if I can find a primary source somewhere.
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– PearsonArtPhoto♦
6 hours ago
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