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Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station (www.theguardian.com)

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Trump said that he had asked Musk and SpaceX to get “the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration”. The US president added on Truth Social: “Good luck Elon!!!”

Nasa has insisted that the two astronauts are not stranded in space, akin to Matt Damon in The Martian, and that they could be returned at any time, but that bringing them back now could leave the space station understaffed and jeopardize the science and maintenance of the outpost, which is why new astronauts are generally brought up to replace returning ones.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

That's one month later than previously planned, published Dec 18 2024

Just to refresh people’s short memories.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh no, my bus is 5 minutes late. I am stranded at the bus stop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

um ackshually, my bus was 7 minutes late today 🤓