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Technology: Now, Trump asks Musk to ‘rescue’ Sunita Williams & Co from ISS!

Technology: Now, Trump asks Musk to ‘rescue’ Sunita Williams & Co from ISS!

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Virendra Pandit

 

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who is out to control Earth, has asked Elon Musk, a close ally, to expand his reach—right into extraterrestrial space, no less!—and rescue American astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry (Butch) Wilmore,  who are stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical snags.

In a post on his social media platform X, Musk wrote, “The @POTUS has asked @SpaceX to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded on the @Space_Station as soon as possible. We will do so.” Then he added, “Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long.” This is despite NASA having already enlisted SpaceX months earlier to bring them home as part of its Crew-9 mission.

According to reports, President Trump asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk for his assistance in facilitating the return of Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the ISS, stationed at a height of 408 km from the Earth, and moving at a speed of 28,000 km per hour.

The two astronauts had been left stranded after the mission’s originally planned duration in June 2024.

Trump, on his Truth Social platform, said that SpaceX would “soon” begin the mission to repatriate the two American astronauts who had been stranded for several months aboard the ISS. “Elon will soon be on his way. Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!” Trump wrote though he did not provide specific details on the timing of the mission.

NASA, however, has consistently maintained that the astronauts are not stranded and that they are healthy and in good spirits.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore were launched to the ISS aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June 2024. Originally scheduled for a 10-day mission, their stay on the space station was extended after the spacecraft encountered several technical snags. Despite NASA and Boeing’s efforts to resolve the issues with the Starliner, it was deemed too risky to use the spacecraft to bring the astronauts back home.

In August 2024, NASA announced enlisting SpaceX to return Williams and Wilmore aboard the Crew-9 capsule. SpaceX, the private aerospace company founded by Musk, has been conducting regular crew rotation missions to the ISS every six months.

To accommodate the return of the two astronauts, NASA adjusted the Crew-9 mission, removing two of the four astronauts initially scheduled to launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule in September 2024. Because of this, only one astronaut and one cosmonaut were sent on that mission, making space for Williams and Wilmore, who were now expected to return at the end of the expedition in February 2025.

However, another delay was reported in December 2024 when SpaceX required more time to prepare the latest Dragon spacecraft for the upcoming Crew-10 mission. Consequently, Crew-9, which includes the two Boeing astronauts, was postponed, and their return would not occur until late March after Crew-10 had completed its journey to the ISS.

Musk’s most recent post suggests that the Crew Dragon capsule, ‘Freedom,’ may depart from the ISS earlier than expected, with Williams and Wilmore on board

Sunita Williams, 59, who has been stranded at the ISS, said that she is trying to remember how to walk as she awaits her return to Earth in spring, according to People Magazine.

“I’ve been up here long enough. Right now I’ve been trying to remember what it’s like to walk. I haven’t walked. I haven’t sat down. I haven’t laid down. You don’t have to. You can just close your eyes and float where you are right here,” said Williams.

 

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