Trump asks Musk to convey again stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore house

Donald Trump has tasked Area X CEO Elon Musk to convey again stranded astronauts house from ISS. File
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) stated that he has tasked Elon Musk and SpaceX to convey again stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore house from the Worldwide Area Station (ISS).

The 2 seasoned astronauts launched into a journey from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule on June 5, 2024. This mission was initially designed as a week-long take a look at flight to the Worldwide Area Station (ISS). Nonetheless, shortly after liftoff, the mission encountered unexpected challenges. A collection of technical failures, together with vexing thruster malfunctions and helium leaks, marred the mission, prompting NASA to delay the astronauts’ return.

In a put up on the social media platform Fact Social, Mr. Trump accused the Biden administration of ‘abandoning’ the astronauts in house.

“I’ve simply requested Elon Musk and @SpaceX to “go get” the two courageous astronauts who’ve been just about deserted in house by the Biden Administration. They’ve been ready for a lot of months on @Area Station. Elon will quickly be on his method. Hopefully, all will likely be protected. Good luck Elon!!!,” Mr. Trump stated.

Mr Musk too shared Mr. Trump’s put up asking him to take up the duty of bringing the astronauts again house. “The @POTUS has requested @SpaceX to convey house the two astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as quickly as potential. We are going to accomplish that. Horrible that the Biden administration left them there so lengthy,” Mr. Musk posted on X.

The astronauts had been already scheduled to fly again on a SpaceX capsule in March. NASA had just lately tapped SpaceX to return the astronauts on a Crew Dragon spacecraft. That craft is already docked with the house station, having flown there for NASA’s Crew-9 astronaut rotation mission in September with empty seats for Wilmore and Williams.

On January 16, 2025, Sunita Williams acquired a much-welcomed change of surroundings by stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving on the Worldwide Area Station greater than seven months in the past. This was the eighth spacewalk for Ms. Williams, who has lived on the house station earlier than.