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Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts

  Adriano Autino  fondatore Space Renaissance     https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/01/28/musk-president-trump-calls-for-fast-track-return-to-earth-of-the-former-starliner-astronauts/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIHGQZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQZEOmzK46-rSDteRcYurBra92Goy5BAj_AJKWPW9p56xKkk5l2PF_LGPg_aem_tVFav0VswLfMRKtARupZJA Musk: President Trump calls for fast-track return to Earth of the former Starliner astronauts In a late afternoon post to X, SpaceX founder Elon Musk stirred up some confusion and consternation among the space community. Without any indication ahead of time, Musk suggested that the Crew Dragon capsule, named ‘Freedom,’ may make an early departure from the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams onboard.   The pair have been on orbit since June 2024 when they arrived on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft as part of the Crew Flight Test mission. Ultimately, NASA made the determination that they would come home on Dragon...