How much does a Mission Specialist make in Helena, MT? The salary range for a Mission Specialist job is from $49,561 to $59,319 per year in Helena, MT. Click on the filter to check out Mission Specialist job salaries by hourly, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, and yearly.
Selection of a payload specialist for a particular mission is made by the payload sponsor or customer.
December 20, 2021
To a person, mission specialists are good with tools (who do you think fixes the plumbing and the AC when it goes out?).
December 20, 2021
The most demanding skills required of mission specialists are those involved in robot arm operations or in conducting an EVA.
December 17, 2021
While a Payload Specialist was selected for a single specific mission, a Mission Specialist was selected as an astronaut first, and then assigned to a mission.
December 16, 2021
Mission specialists were generally assigned from the astronaut office pool to a limited field of a specific mission, such as those related to medical or engineering experiments.
December 15, 2021
While payload specialists were selected for a single specific mission, mission specialists were selected as astronauts first, and then subsequently assigned missions as NASA's needs dictated.
December 12, 2021