Musk Says US Astronauts Are Stranded On Space Station For ‘Political Reasons’—As They Reject Claim
- Musk suggested that two U.S. Astronauts were abandoned on the International Space Station for 'political reasons,' a claim previously made by Donald Trump.
- NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Board supported the decision to bring back Starliner uncrewed and stated that the astronauts could leave the station in an emergency at any time.
- Former NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed that politics did not influence decisions regarding the astronauts' situation.
- NASA has stated that the astronauts could leave the station in an emergency using the Crew Dragon.
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SpaceX Rescue Reinforces DOGE’s Privatization Point - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return in a SpaceX capsule yesterday emanated symbolic meaning beyond even the substantive accomplishment of rescuing two Americans stuck in space. NASA scheduled the astronauts to spend about nine days in the heavens. Instead, they spent nine months. Like many a temporary government program, this one long overstayed its welcome. It might have become even longer if that slayer of unnecessary government programs,…


NASA's latest space launch: Stranded astronauts and messy politics
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Editor’s note: Spokesman-Review reporter Nick Gibson is in Florida, this week to report on Anne McClain’s and NASA’s SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center. Follow along in print and online at spokesman.com/sections/return-to-space.
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