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Trump Says He Told Elon Musk to 'Go Get' the Astronauts on the ISS

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore already are scheduled to return to Earth in March after a months-long delay.

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  1. CNET

    Trump Says He Told Elon Musk to 'Go Get' the Astronauts on the ISS (opens CNET)

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    Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore already are scheduled to return to Earth in March after a months-long delay.

  2. FOX Business

    Trump, Musk join forces to bring stranded NASA astronauts back via SpaceX after Biden admin ‘abandoned’ them (opens FOX Business)

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    President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Tuesday evening, vowing vow to bring the NASA pilots home after being stranded in space since the summer.

  3. RedState

  4. The Guardian

    Trump asks Musk to bring back two astronauts ‘stranded’ on space station (opens The Guardian)

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    Nasa says Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are not stranded and will return to Earth by end of March

  5. Newsweek

    Trump and Musk say SpaceX will 'go get' NASA astronauts stuck in space (opens Newsweek)

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    Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.

  6. The Hill

    Trump asks Musk to ‘go get’ NASA astronauts stuck in space (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said he asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to "go get" Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the astronauts who have been on the International Space Station for more than six months.

  7. New York Post

    Trump tasks Elon Musk, SpaceX to bring stranded NASA astronauts back after ‘Biden administration left them there so long” (opens New York Post)

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    Billionaire Elon Musk vowed Tuesday to bring home the two astronauts that have been stuck in space for about eight months – and blasted the Biden White House for not retrieving them sooner.

  8. Gizmodo

    Trump’s Plan to Rescue ‘Stranded’ Starliner Astronauts Makes Zero Sense (opens Gizmodo)

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    The president and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are falsely blaming Biden for the situation, ignoring an existing plan that's been in place since last year.

  9. Breitbart News

    'Elon Will Soon Be on His Way:' Trump Urges Musk and SpaceX to Rescue NASA Astronauts Stranded by Boeing (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Trump called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to "go get" two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for months — stranded by Boeing and "virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration" according to Trump's Truth Social post.

  10. NPR

    Trump asks SpaceX to 'go get' two stranded ISS astronauts. They're not stranded (opens NPR)

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    Two NASA astronauts flew to the International Space Station in June on Boeing's Starliner capsule. The test flight was planned for eight days but technical troubles forced the capsule to return empty.

  11. Bloomberg

    Trump, Musk Put Out Confusing Statements on Stuck US Astronauts (opens Bloomberg)

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    US President Donald Trump and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk issued separate statements Tuesday night in the US, claiming that SpaceX will “go get” two astronauts on the International Space Station “as soon as possible,” despite NASA’s already announced plans to bring them home on a SpaceX…

  12. UPI

    President Donald Trump asks Elon Musk to bring home astronauts from ISS (opens UPI)

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    President Donald Trump said on social media Tuesday that he asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to "go get" stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station, blaming the Biden administratio

  13. BGR

    President Trump calls for Elon Musk to 'go get' astronauts 'stranded' aboard ISS and bring them home (opens BGR)

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    Elon Musk has shared a post from Donald Trump calling for him to bring two "stranded" astronauts home. But there's already a plan for that.

  14. Blaze Media

    Trump tasks Musk with rescue mission to return American astronauts stranded at space station (opens Blaze Media)

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    Elon Musk's SpaceX has been asked by President Trump to fire up a rescue mission after Boeing's Starliner malfunctioned.

  15. Breitbart News

    Nolte – NPR TDS: Astronauts Were ‘Stranded’ Until Trump Asks Elon to Rescue Them (opens Breitbart News)

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    Until President Trump asked Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts, NPR described these same astronauts as “stranded.”

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