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The possibility that such proprietary data could be obtained by the CEO of SpaceX without regard to NASA procurement rules risks compromising the integrity of NASA procurement decisions in the future,
I have just asked Elon Musk and @SpaceX to 'go get' the two brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration,
Trump said shortly after his inauguration in January NASA deemed the Boeing capsule unsafe for astronaut return, turning, out of necessity, to SpaceX,
Musk wrote on X, which he also owns I just spoke with the Acting Administrator of NASA, Janet Petro,
Trump wrote on Truth Social Safety always comes first, and maximum standards are being adhered to,
Stranded NASA astronauts thank Elon Musk and Trump.”
Elon Musk took to his X account (formerly called Twitter), posted a video, and captioned it All of us have the utmost respect for Mr. Musk, and obviously, respect and admiration for our president of the United States, Donald Trump. We appreciate them. We appreciate all that they do for us, for human space flight, for our nation.”
Wilmore can be heard saying I can only say that Mr. Musk, what he says, is absolutely factual … I believe him.”
Answering a question about Musk’s claim that Joe Biden had intentionally stalled their rescue, Wilmore said We are coming back before long so don't make those plans without me. We'll be back before too long.”
In the 25-second clip Musk shared, Williams says What a lie. And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream media.”
One Danish astronaut, Andreas “Andy” Mogensen, who has twice flown to the ISS gave the claim short shrift, saying We came prepared to stay long, even though we planned to stay short.
Earlier this month, Mr Wilmore also rejected any suggestion of political spin, insisting That's what your nation's human spaceflight programme is all about... planning for unknown, unexpected contingencies