Starliner astronauts could return home before March: Ex-NASA astronaut | Morning in America
President Donald Trump says he’s told Elon Musk to retrieve two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station for months longer than expected. Leroy Chiao, a former NASA astronaut and ISS commander,
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.
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.
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.”
NASA's 2 Stuck Astronauts Take Their First Spacewalk Together
NASA's two stuck astronauts are taking their first spacewalk together, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in
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 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 blasting Elon to space? Musk told to ‘go get’ those astronauts
New reports suggest Elon Musk is overstaying his welcome within Trump's inner circle. But the new president may have come up with a solution for that: Launch Musk into space.
SpaceX Confirmed to Return NASA Astronauts From ISS
Trump said 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 Spac
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
NASA affirms plan with SpaceX to return astronauts after Trump demand
NASA affirmed on Wednesday a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk's SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so "as soon as practical," the day after President Donald Trump suggested he wants a quicker return for the crew.
'It profoundly changes your life': NASA astronauts on the ISS talk about living in space
NASA Astronauts living on the ISS talk with USA TODAY about the experiments they conduct to help humanity hopefully travel ...
Starliner astronauts 'focus on the now:' USA TODAY's exclusive interview with ISS crew
The four American astronauts aboard the ISS, including the Boeing Starliner crew, spoke to USA TODAY in an exclusive interview Tuesday.
Starliner astronauts mark 239th day in orbit with successful space station spacewalk
Starliner co-pilot Sunita Williams is now the world's most experienced female spacewalker, moving up to No. 4 overall.
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 ...
‘Stranded’ astronauts head out for spacewalk after Trump demands early return
President Donald Trump took to social media this week to announce he had directed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to “go get” two NASA ...
Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)
Williams and Wilmore both arrived at the ISS last June, aboard the first crewed test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
The long-planned return of two astronauts from space is now a political issue
So the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore has never been a political story—until this week. And it's a good thing that ...
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NASA astronauts free stuck radio unit, collect microbes and set record on station spacewalk
Suni Williams surpasses the most time by a woman on EVA during a spacewalk with Butch Wilmore outside the International Space ...