Trump asks SpaceX to return the Starliner astronauts from the ISS

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This story has been updated by Trump to include a statement made on the truth social.

At the end of Tuesday afternoon, Elon Musk gave a message on X stating that President Donald Trump has asked to return the two Boeing star liner astronauts who have been at the space station as soon as possible. –

“Pots have asked @Spacex to bring 2 astronauts trapped at @Space_ Station as soon as possible. We will do it. The horrific Biden administration left them there for so long,” Musk (formerly Twitter ) Written on. Musk is the owner of the social media website, the CEO of Space X, and serves as the head of the government’s performance under Trump.

Late Tuesday night, President Trump posted the truth Social:

“I have just told Elon Musk and @Spacex to” go “to two brave astronauts that have been abandoned in space by the Biden administration. They have been waiting for several months at the space station. Elon soon It will be on your way.

Musk and Trump were referring to Bit Wilmor and Sunita Williams of NASA’s astronauts launched at the International Space Station aboard the Boeing star liner in June 2024. The purpose of this flight was to continue for only 10 days, and it was confirmed by the astronauts of Ferry NASA. From ISS

But the Throster cases, which were posting ISS, published and delaying the return of months to study the issue, NASA decided to return the spacecraft without staff. The star liner did not land with the crew back in September.

Both astronauts were added to NASA staff -9, NASA removed two of the four staff members who were ready to launch on Space X Dragon in September. Instead, only one astronaut and Cosmont started the flight of the crew 9 to return home with them at the end of the campaign for Williams and Vilmor in February 2025.

But there was another delay in December – and this time it was on Space X.

According to NASA, Space X needed more time to work on the latest dragon spacecraft, which would debut at the start of 10 staff. This means that staff -9, including two Boeing astronauts, will not return home by the end of early March after the staff -10 ISS arrived. Usually one NASA staff lives at the space station until the other arrives.

NASA’s commercial staff program manager, Steve Statch, said during a press briefing last month: “The fabrication, assembly, testing and final integration of a new spacecraft is a diligent effort that requires great attention to the details. “”

NASA has permanently said that astronauts are not stuck, healthy, and are in good emotions. In addition, astronauts have been riding ISS for more than a year, without which health has not had negative effects.

Both the Boeing and Space X were contrauded by NASA to produce the spacecraft from ISS as part of a commercial crew program and from the spacecraft. Boeing received 82 4.82 billion contract for star liner compared to a $ 3.14 billion contract for Space X’s Dragon spacecraft. Space X has completed the flight of nine NASA staff, while Boeing has not yet completed.

What Space X -Dragon will return to Star Liner astronauts?

After the post on Tuesday, Musk did not give any further details. It is possible that the star liner pair will still return to the staff -9 dragon, and he was referring to finalizing the new dragon before the expected.

But if the Musk was referring to something else, for example staff -9 should be returned before the start of the staff 10, it would leave Don Patet as a nasal astronaut at the space station – He launched the Russian Swices back in September as part of NASA’s relations with the Russian space agency Rosesomos.

SpaceX has other dragon spacecraft that may launch with the clear purpose of bringing both NASA astronauts home, yet no further details have been provided.

So far, it is unclear what President Trump’s statement means. No further details were provided.

Florida today reached NASA for a comment, but did not respond until Tuesday night.

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Brook Edwards is a space reporter for Florida today. BEDWARDS@floridatode.com on or on X: @Brookoff Stars Contact.

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