In comparison, bankers in New York make an average of $111,000 annually, without the risk of being exposed to an indefinite stay in dark, noiseless, uninhabited space.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spoke about their continued stay aboard the International Space Station during a press conference held yesterday. The two are now fully incorporated into the ISS crew, as the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that was meant to take them home last week was instead sent back to Earth uncrewed.