A SpaceX capsule is set to launch with four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), facilitating the return of two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been on the ISS since June due to a malfunctioning Boeing capsule. Despite claims from President Trump and Elon Musk about political motivations behind their extended stay, many former astronauts and NASA officials refute these accusations, clarifying that the astronauts were integrated into the ISS crew and had a SpaceX Dragon capsule available for their return at any time.
Their extended stay onboard the ISS was primarily due to a malfunction of the Boeing capsule that left them stranded, but not due to political motives.
While Trump and Musk have claimed the decision to keep them in orbit was politically motivated, many former astronauts and NASA officials deny these assertions.
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