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.

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Trump and Musk called for former Starliner astronauts to return 'as soon as possible.' Here's what NASA planned.

NASA previously planned to return Wilmore and Williams as part of a crew returning in late March, using SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft that has been at the ISS for months.
CNBC - 17h
SpaceX Confirmed to Return NASA Astronauts From ISS

The astronauts stayed on the ISS because of problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule.
Inc. - 18h
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.”
The New York Times - 21h
Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station

Nasa says Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are not stranded and will return to Earth by end of March. Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring back two astronauts “stranded” in space, ...
The Guardian - 1d
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
NASA overhauls plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth

NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.
NBC News - Jan. 7
NASA Will Let Trump Decide How to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.
The New York Times - Jan. 7
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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