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NASA Travel Orders

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Shuttle astronauts traveled into space on government orders reading "ITINERARY: FROM HOUSTON, TX TO EARTH ORBIT". They received a per diem of only a few dollars a day - $30 to $50 extra on top of their base salary for a flight - since NASA was providing all "meals, transportation, and lodging".