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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 23 hours 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 23 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

um ackshually, my bus was 7 minutes late today 🤓

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Bringing them back now could leave the space station understaffed and jeopardize the science

And that’s what Trump wants. Science runs counter to his agenda, so who needs the ISS to be staffed?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The US president added on Truth Social: “Good luck Elon!!!”

why does the Don communicate with his Henchman via Social Network O.o?

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor 11 points 23 hours ago

Because it's the only way his dumb voter base can see he's "working".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

uh fuck it, lets go bowling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

C’mon Macniel, let’s go get us a lane

[–] [email protected] 7 points 23 hours ago

What if the astronauts sent "Resign" to that email from yesterday. Would they be sent back then or would they just be stuck working there until September 30 when the fiscal year ends.