Elon Musk says Donald Trump has asked SpaceX to rescue two astronauts who have been in space for more than seven months — even though NASA has said there's a plan in place.

So the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore has never been a political story—until this week. And it's a good thing that the two will be in space tomorrow because, as attested to in the tagline for the movie Alien, in space, no one can hear you scream.

US President Donald Trump has requested ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk to bring ‘stranded’ Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station (ISS). The duo have been in space for the past seven months and aren’t expected to return before March.

NASA in December announced that SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is now targeting no earlier than late March 2025 for its launch.

Ali Velshi explains how, amid reports of tension between Trump and Elon Musk, the president seemed to suggest sending the billionaire to space.

President Trump just asked Elon Musk to retrieve two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. But the duo are already slated to come home with SpaceX this spring.

Trump said he had asked Elon Musk‘s SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a Spac

"I have just asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to 'go get' the 2 brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden Administration," Trump wrote on Truth Social, ac

NASA affirmed on Wednesday a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk's SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so "as soon as practical," the day after President Donald Trump suggested he wants a quicker return for the crew.

While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already slated to fly home on a SpaceX capsule as part of a scheduled crew rotation.