Astronauts abandoned in space? Trump asks Elon Musk to rescue them
President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social that he's asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to retrieve two astronauts he says were "abandoned" by former President Joe Biden on the International Space Station.
Fact Check—Did Biden 'Abandon' Two US Astronauts in Space, As Trump Claims?
The president has claimed the previous administration abandoned the astronauts and has called on Elon Musk for aid.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
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 vow to bring home ‘abandoned’ astronauts. But it’s not clear how to speed up their return
President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk are vowing to bring home two NASA astronauts who they say have been wrongly stuck aboard the International Space Station for nearly eight months. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams reached the space station in June and became stuck after the Boeing spacecraft that had transported them there experienced thruster issues and helium leaks.
Trump Tells Elon Musk To ‘Go Get’ NASA Astronauts On ISS Since June
President Donald Trump asked billionaire Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts that have been aboard the International Space Station since June 2024, claiming the Biden administration had “virtually abandoned” them even though NASA has said for months it plans to bring them home soon.
Elon Musk Suggests SpaceX Will Accelerate Return of NASA Astronauts
The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth “as soon as possible.” NASA said it would do that “as soon as practical.”
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.
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Trump says he asked Musk to ‘go get’ Mass. astronaut stalled in space
SpaceX was already slated to help return Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station. The post Trump says he asked Musk to ‘go get’ Mass. astronaut stalled in space appeared first on Boston.
Trump says he told Elon Musk and SpaceX to 'go get' astronauts who have been in space for 7 months. But NASA has said there's a plan to bring them home.
President Trump on Tuesday announced that he has asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to “go get” two NASA astronauts who have been aboard the International Space Station since June awaiting a return trip to Earth.
Trump Says He Told Elon Musk to 'Go Get' the Astronauts on the ISS
"I have just asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to 'go get' the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration," Trump wrote on Truth Social, ac
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.
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue
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Sunita Williams ‘abandoned in space’: Donald Trump sparks confusion, says ‘Elon will soon be on his way’
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Sunita Williams, stuck in space, breaks spacewalking record at International Space Station
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