Trump’s Plan for Elon Musk to Bring the ‘Stranded’ Astronauts Home ASAP Is a Headache for NASA
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Summary
Elon Musk, the CEO of Space X, has claimed that President Trump had demanded the return of two astronauts who had been on the International Space Station (ISS) for eight months instead of the standard six months rotation.
The two astronauts, who are currently working on the ISS, are expected to stay there until April.
There are concerns that Musk’s claim could create difficulties for NASA as returning the astronauts earlier would mean the scheduled mission would have to be reorganised.
It would also mean that only one NASA astronaut would be on the ISS, which would impact the schedule of several missions and reduce vital work on cargo spacecraft.
It is thought that Musk was simply trolling rather than that Trump had ordered the astronauts’ return.