Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham made $13,050 a year at NASA when he started. At the end of his NASA career after going to the Moon, he was earning $25,000 a year. Charlie Duke also explains how he earned per diem for the trip to the Moon, and Cunningham wasn't provided life insurance!
Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham made $13,050 a year at NASA when he started. At the end of his NASA career after going to the Moon, he was earning $25,000 a year. Charlie Duke also explains how he earned per diem for the trip to the Moon, and Cunningham wasn't provided life insurance!
