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.”
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Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA
Bringing forward the return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams would leave just a single astronaut operating the US portion of the International Space Station.Wired - 7h -
Trump and Musk called for former Starliner astronauts to return 'as soon as possible.' Here's what NASA planned.
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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 ...The Hill - 1d -
SpaceX’s Starship blew up. Elon Musk says it’s ‘barely a bump in the road.’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described the explosion of the company’s Starship spacecraft during its seventh flight test Thursday as “barely a bump in the road,” underlining the momentum behind the ...MarketWatch - Jan. 17 -
Watch: Elon Musk's SpaceX loses Starship on test flight
Watch: SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft but catches booster on seventh test flightBBC News - Jan. 17 -
Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race
The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust. It was one of the most striking technological events of the year. On 13 October, Starship, the ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’
NASA has plans to return humans to the moon with the Artemis mission—but Elon Musk’s preference for Mars could have influence in the Trump administration.Wired - Jan. 4
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