Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.

Donald Trump demanded SpaceX boss Elon Musk “go get” two NASA astronauts who, the president claims, were left “abandoned in space” by the Biden Administration.

President Trump on Tuesday announced that he has asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to “go get” two NASA astronauts who have been aboard the International Space Station since June awaiting a return trip to Earth.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night 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 SpaceX capsule in March.

Elon Musk took to X to state President Trump has asked for the quick return of two NASA astronauts who flew to space in June.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Tuesday evening, vowing vow to bring the NASA pilots home after being stranded in space since the summer.

Elon Musk has shared a post from Donald Trump calling for him to bring two "stranded" astronauts home. But there's already a plan for that.

President Donald Trump asked SpaceX Founder Elon Musk to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth, after they’ve spent months on the International Space Station.  Flu map: These states are now at CDC’s highest activity level In a statement,

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.

NASA appears to be retaining existing plans to return astronauts from the International Space Station after calls to bring them back “as soon as possible.”

The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office.