NASA Says 'Expeditiously Working' With Elon Musk After Donald Trump Asked Tesla Boss To Bring Sunita Williams Home
Date
1/30/2025 3:19:05 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) NASA said on Wednesday that it is“Expeditiously working” with billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX to safely bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back to Earth after being stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for several months.
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"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," said NASA in a post on X.
Earlier, Elon Musk posted on X,“The President has asked SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the ISS as soon as possible. We will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long.”
In response to this post, President Trump expressed frustration with the Biden administration's handling of the situation involving two astronauts, Barry“Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June 5, 2024. The astronauts were left on the ISS after an issue with their Boeing Starliner capsule delayed their return to Earth.
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Trump blames Biden administration
Trump blamed the Biden administration for what he described as "abandoning" the astronauts, and he called on SpaceX founder Elon Musk to bring them home. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote,“I have asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to go get the two brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden administration. They have been waiting for many months on @Space Station. Elon will soon be on his way. Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!”
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