The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he has directed Spacex with the multimillionaire businessman Elon Musk to bring NASA Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore astronauts back, who have been stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS ) For almost eight months.
The two astronauts entered the space aboard the Boeing Starliner capsule on June 5 of last year for what was expected to be an eight to ten mission. However, technical problems have been trapped in orbit far beyond planned duration, which caused growing concerns about their health and well -being. On Tuesday, Trump launched a scathing attack against the Joe Biden administration, accusing him of “abandoning” virtually astronauts in space. He also praised Williams and Wilmore, calling them “brave” for their resistance in this prolonged mission.
Trump’s address to Spacex
When taking to his social media site, Trump wrote: “I just asked Elon Musk and @spacex to” go “to the 2 brave astronauts that the Biden administration has practically abandoned in space. They have been waiting for many months later. @Space Station.
Elon Musk’s reaction
On August 4, 2024, NASA had decided to recover the Boeing Starliner capsule remotely, leaving astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aboard the International Space Station for a long stay. Now, Spacex has had the rescue task, after an intervention by former president of the United States, Donald Trump. Elon Musk confirmed the news in X, declaring: “The president has asked Spacex to bring home the 2 astronauts stranded in the International Space Station as soon as possible. We will do it. Terrible that the administration Biden would leave them there for so long.”
Sunita Williams goes out to the space walk
On January 16 of this year, Sunita Williams of Indian origin went to her first space walk since she arrived at the International Space Station more than seven months ago. According to reports, he had to address some late outdoor repair works together with NASA Hague Hague. They arose when the laboratory in orbit sailed 260 miles above Turkmenistan. It was the first space walk of NASA’s astronauts since he aborted last summer. The US space walks. UU. They were waiting after the water leaked in the air lock from the cooling circuit for an astronaut’s suit. NASA said the problem has been solved.
(With AP tickets)
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