NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, along with Russian cosmonaut Nick Hague, are set to return home on a Crew Dragon spacecraft after an extended stay in orbit. Their time in space has been unprecedented, following the uncrewed return of Boeing's Starliner due to technical issues, which resulted in a delay of Crew 9's mission. Elon Musk's politically charged remarks regarding space operations have added complexity to their situation. A recent press conference provided limited clarity on the implications of politics on their mission.
Wilmore states, "politics is not playing into this at all" concerning their extended stay in space but supports Musk's comments on the space station's future.
During a recent news conference from orbit, Wilmore mentioned the politicization of their mission while maintaining that it doesn't impact NASA's operations from his perspective.
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