The president opens:
I just spoke with the Acting Administrator of NASA, Janet Petro.
And on that note, putting geniuses in quotes distinctly feels like some kind of backhanded burn.
This plan has been in the works since August of last year.
Trump is claiming to have organized the “rescue” mission to return the stranded Starliner astronauts.@ Truth Social/Donald Trump
Trump added:
Janet was great.
She said, Lets bring them home NOW, Sir!
And I thanked her.
Again, this sense of an urgent call to bring two astronauts back to Earth is pure fiction.
The crew could have left the station at any point since September.
Six month stints aboard the ISS are standard.
Trump, however, is seemingly wanting to live out his doomsday film fantasy.
Musk has provided no evidence to back this claim.
This Starliner mission was the first crewed flight of Boeings program to transport astronauts to and from the ISS.
Exact times will be provided to you.
Safety always comes first, and maximum standards are being adhered to.
And as noted, his only contribution was to expedite the return home by about two weeks.
In reality, this is Trumpian political theater and an opportunity to cast unwarranted shade onto the former administration.
Yes, there is always risk when it comes to spaceflight, but theres nothing unique about this mission.
Also, its landing on Tuesday.
I look forward to seeing Butch and Suni, and thank you again to NASA and Janet Petro!
The words they said, well, thats politics.
I mean, thats part of life, Wilmore told reporters during a recent live webcast from the ISS.
From my standpoint, politics has not played into this at all.
There you have itstraight from the astronauts mouth.
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