Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA — but they already have a SpaceX ride home
"NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions," Cheryl Warner, NASA's news chief at the agency's headquarters, said in a statement to reporters.
Elon Musk says Trump told SpaceX to bring Starliner astronauts home as soon as possible
We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long," Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Musk owns the social media website, is the CEO of SpaceX, and serves as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency under Trump.
Trump asks Musk to ‘go get’ NASA astronauts stuck in space
President Trump said Tuesday that he “asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to ‘go get’ the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space.” “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,
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.
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.”
TIMELINE: Trump asks SpaceX to ‘go get’ astronauts stuck in space for 7 months
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a mission to the International Space Station in 2024 with a timeline that has been anything but straightforward.
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, Musk Suggest Sped-Up Return of NASA Astronauts, but Details Scarce
President Donald Trump said Tuesday night he had asked Elon Musk's SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March.
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 Return NASA’s ‘Stranded’ Astronauts to Earth ASAP
Despite a recent request from Trump, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were already scheduled to return to Earth on a Crew Dragon capsule this spring
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 ...
Fact Check: Boeing Starliner astronauts are alive contrary to misattributed Musk quote
The astronauts who traveled to the International Space Station aboard the Boeing Starliner are in good health, a NASA ...
How to watch this week’s spacewalk from the International Space Station
As for the spacewalk itself, if you’d like to watch along with the event, it will be livestreamed on NASA’s streaming service ...
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Stranded NASA Astronaut Goes on First Space Walk Since Arriving at Space Station 7 Months Ago
The pair originally entered space in June 2024 for what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight of a Boeing Starliner ...
'Trying to remember how to walk', says Sunita Williams after 7 months in space
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams has been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for more than seven months, far ...