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Trump asks SpaceX to bring home two NASA astronauts from ISS

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  • Elon Musk's SpaceX asked to bring home two NASA astronauts from ISS
  • NASA has already planned for their safe return next month
  • Delay in Crew-10 launch caused postponement of Crew-9's replacement
  • Returning astronauts earlier could leave the ISS understaffed
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  • Boeing's CST-100 Starliner was supposed to bring back the two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, from the International Space Station (ISS) after an eight-day mission, but issues with Starliner's thrusters forced a change of plans.
  • With Starliner out of the equation, NASA and its partners had to devise a new plan to bring Williams and Wilmore back home, which involved adjusting the SpaceX Crew-9 mission.
  • Instead of launching four astronauts to the ISS, only two astronauts would launch, leaving two extra seats available for Williams and Wilmore on the return trip.
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  • SpaceX has been asked by former President Donald Trump to bring home two NASA astronauts who are currently at the International Space Station (ISS), despite NASA already having a plan in place to bring them home safely next month on SpaceX's Crew-9 capsule.
  • SpaceX's plan would require an entirely new Falcon 9 launch and another Crew Dragon, which carries significant risks and costs.
  • Trump and Musk's statements appear to have caught NASA off guard, and it is unclear if NASA will allow SpaceX to bring the astronauts home earlier than planned.
gizmodo.com
  • The Boeing Starliner capsule that brought the astronauts to the ISS was deemed unfit to return them to Earth due to helium leaks and issues with the craft's control thrusters.
  • Williams and Wilmore were initially set to return to Earth in February during a handover alongside astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, but the mission was delayed until late March due to the delay in Crew-10's launch.
  • Despite the unplanned extension to their mission, NASA has assured that Williams and Wilmore are in good health and that their time in orbit falls within acceptable limits.
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