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Trump asks SpaceX to “pass get” two stranded ISS astronauts. They are now not stranded.

Trump asks SpaceX to “pass get” two stranded ISS astronauts. They are now not stranded.
January 29, 2025


Trump asks SpaceX to “pass get” two stranded ISS astronauts. They are now not stranded.

This symbol made out of a NASA are living movement displays NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore all over a press convention from the Global House Station on Sept. 13, 2024. On Tuesday, President Trump stated he requested Elon Musk and SpaceX to “pass get” the astronauts who’ve been at the I.S.S. since June after their authentic weeklong check flight on Boeing’s Starliner pill has been prolonged.

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk introduced plans to carry house two NASA astronauts who arrived on the Global House Station on Boeing’s Starliner pill “once conceivable,” on the request of President Trump. Musk, the pinnacle of President Trump’s Division of Govt Potency, has performed a the most important function in Trump’s re-election marketing campaign and the early days of the President’s 2nd time period in workplace.

In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore (left) and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13.

“I’ve simply requested Elon Musk and SpaceX to “pass get” the two courageous astronauts who’ve been nearly deserted in house via the Biden Management,” Trump wrote on Reality Social. “Excellent good fortune Elon!!!” The astronauts Musk and Trump are probably referencing are NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. NASA has lengthy stated the group is not “stranded” and a plan to go back them safely to Earth has been in position for months. If truth be told, NASA astronauts all the time educate for long missions and scientific mavens have saved a watchful eye at the well being of the 2 all over their prolonged keep.

The astronauts arrived on the Global House Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft after launching from Florida’s Cape Canaveral in June 2024. The check flight was once meant to ultimate most effective 8 days. However engineers at NASA and Boeing exposed problems with the spacecraft’s propulsion machine, and made up our minds to go back the car again to Earth with no group. The 2 have remained on the station ever since.

This image provided by NASA shows the Boeing Starliner capsule, which carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station, docked on July 3, 2024, as seen from a window of SpaceX's Dragon Crew Dragon. The Starliner capsule returned to Earth empty in September after a series of technical faults.

This symbol supplied via NASA displays the Boeing Starliner pill, which carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the Global House Station, docked on July 3, 2024, as observed from a window of SpaceX’s Dragon Staff Dragon. The Starliner pill returned to Earth empty in September after a chain of technical issues.

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Wilmore and Williams are slated to fly house on SpaceX’s Staff-9 pill, which is lately docked to the ISS. It was once despatched up with most effective two crewmembers — a transfer to make room for Wilmore and Williams to go back within the pill with them subsequent month. However NASA not too long ago introduced a prolong in Staff-10, which might carry Staff-9’s alternative to the station, to overdue March. NASA flies a brand new group to the ISS earlier than returning the former one, keeping up ok staffing on the station.

Butch Wilmore, far left, and Suni Williams, far right, welcome Nick Hague, front left in blue, and Alexander Gorbunov, front right in blue, on Sunday. Behind them, from left in black, are NASA's Jeanette Epps, Russia's Alexander Grebenkin, NASA's Mike Barratt and NASA's Matthew Dominick. From left, in red, are Russia's Ivan Vagner, NASA's Don Pettit and Russia's Alexei Ovchinin.

NASA may go back Wilmore and Williams at any time, as their pill is protected to come back house now — however doing so would depart the station understaffed and jeopardize the science and upkeep being carried out aboard the station. NASA didn’t in an instant go back an e-mail soliciting for rationalization at the proposed go back project. SpaceX has already been awarded contracts for upcoming astronaut missions at the agenda. It is unclear if NASA must pay Musk’s corporate for an extra flight to go back the group early.

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