The shuttle safely on the ground...

[learflyer]

The water that comes our of your home faucet is recycled, too...

Yeah, but atleast it's not the SAME few gallons of water for multiple purposes.

 

[TWA Dude]

Those guys must indeed be SCABs -- they fly backside of the clock every day and never call in fatigued. It would be so easy: "Uh, Houston, you're coming in scratchy, the solar wind is blowing a gale, can't hear you, try again in eight hours."

 

[Be 23]

The astronauts have a good 'union' at NASA. They have never certified the autoland feature on the orbiter, get to hand fly docking to the space station and are paid salary instead of by task -- all different from the Russians. And ever since the 'skylab strike' have had a virtual veto over all work rules. But they had to go on strike to make the change. Sounds kind of like pilots anywhere.

 

[AC560]

Whats the average upgrade time to captain?
QOL?
Domiciles?
CASS?

I think they have a flow through program to Southwest.

 

[airplane wizard]

Doesn't Gulfstream Academy have a " pft direct hire into the right seat of the space shuttle" agreement with nasa

 

[trip]

Word is minority's are a sure thing at NASA, preferably lowtime or no time, however I can't find that in writing.

 

[learflyer]

Is KTIX the only domicile. If so, do they take commuters? Thanks in advance. Pay, QOL, Schedule? Do you guys get perdiem while up in space? Thanks.

 

[Be 23]

Is KTIX the only domicile. If so, do they take commuters? Thanks in advance. Pay, QOL, Schedule? Do you guys get perdiem while up in space? Thanks.

OK, maybe their union isn't so good. No KTIX domicile -- all based out of KEFD and commute to KX68, sometimes the trip ends and have to commute back from KEDW. And no jumpseat, have to fly yourself on the commute in AF surplus 2-seater (T-38).