President Trump said on Tuesday, “I asked Elon Mask and @spaceX to” go “to two brave astronauts abandoned in space.
“I asked Eron Musk and @spaceX to” go “to two brave astronauts, effectively abandoned by the Biden administration,” Trump said in a true social post. 。 “They have been waiting for months at the @space station. Eron will soon be on his way. Hopefully everything will be safer. Do your best, Elon !!!”
Astronaut Sni Williams and Butch Willmore are part of the Boeing Mission in early June, and work half a year at the International Space Station (ISS). The first launch was delayed multiple times due to the thread disorder and the leakage of the helium.
The two astronauts were originally intended to be about 8 to 10 days. However, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which they took off, worried about NASA and left it in ISS.
The return mission of Williams and Willmore, which uses the SPACEX craft, was originally planned in February, but moved at least in late March.
“NASA's SPACEX Crew-10 is targeted to launch four crew members in the International Space Station earlier than late March 2025,” NASA said. Release in mid -December。
SPACEX's CEO Musk has been particularly approaching Trump in the past year, strongly supported him in the 2024 presidential bidding and appeared on the stage at several presidential rally.
“@Potus asked @spacex to bring two astronauts left in @space_station as soon as possible. I do it. It is terrible that the Biden administration left them very long.” Said the mask With social platform X Tuesday evening.
The hill reached out to SPACEX and former President Videen for comments.
