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Here's What NASA Pays to Be Locked in a Mars Simulator for a Year (futurism.com)

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Four individuals have agreed to be locked inside NASA's Mars simulator for just over a year. And they're being paid surprisingly little.

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[–] PancakeLegend@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

$60,000 for the entire 378-day mission.

[–] Affidavit@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I suppose it's not too bad. People typically use their wage as they get it, paying for rent/food/utilities. Many of these costs would be covered by the programme, which means they can potentially come out of it a year later with the full 60k.

[–] Gamers_Mate@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

The current minimum wage in australia is $23.23 when I converted it to USD I got $15.48. It is crazy that they are getting paid less than that for something you would expect to be a high paying job.

[–] dipbeneaththelasers@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

NASA is paying each participant $10 per hour for all waking hours, the Houston Chronicle reports, which adds up to just over $60,000 for the entire 378-day mission.

[–] Bendersmember@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Based on the article they better hope there isn't a secret Heisenberg hiding in that group!