Elon Musk says Trump calls on SpaceX to bring Starliner astronauts home ASAP
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said President Trump has asked the company to bring home the two NASA astronauts from Boeing’s Starliner mission on board the ISS “as soon as possible.”
NASA affirms plan with SpaceX to return astronauts after Trump demand
NASA affirmed on Wednesday a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk's SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so "as soon as practical," the day after President Donald Trump suggested he wants a quicker return for the crew.
Trump to Musk: ‘Go get’ Starliner astronauts from ISS
Astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore rode a Boeing Starliner to the station in June 2024 for what was supposed to be an eight-day mission. But NASA had concerns about the Starliner after years of delays, plus leaks and thruster problems during its trip to the station, so it came back to Earth without them in September.
Trump’s Plan to Rescue ‘Stranded’ Starliner Astronauts Makes Zero Sense
The president and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are falsely blaming Biden for the situation, ignoring an existing plan that's been in place since last year.
Trump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inaction
Posts by President Trump and Elon Musk roiled the space community, raising the prospect of an earlier-than-planned return for the Starliner crew.
Elon Musk says President Trump has asked SpaceX to bring astronauts stranded on ISS home ASAP
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the ISS since June 2024 after arriving on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft as part of the Crew Flight Test mission. NASA decided that they would come home on Dragon after " uncertainties " surrounding Starliner.
Trump asks SpaceX to "go get" two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded.
Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that might sound familiar
While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already slated to fly home on a SpaceX capsule as part of a scheduled crew rotation.
Trump and Musk Say SpaceX Will 'Go Get' NASA Astronauts Stuck in Space
Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.
Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA —but they already have a SpaceX ride home
President Trump just asked Elon Musk to retrieve two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. But the duo are already slated to come home with SpaceX this spring.
Astronaut Whose Return to Earth Keeps Getting Delayed Says She's Been 'Trying to Remember What It’s Like to Walk'
Suni Williams made some candid comments about her extended stay in space while on a call with students from Needham High ...
Stranded astronauts to complete spacewalks in January for International Space Station repairs
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are waiting for their new ride back to Earth via SpaceX’s Crew Dragon this ...
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Boeing Starliner Astronaut Takes Spacewalk After 7 Months in Orbit
Suni Williams steps outside the International Space Station for the first time since arriving in June on Boeing’s Starliner.