• Ech@lemm.ee
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      “A real leader would put them on any craft, no matter the cost!” - Same idiots that probably drink unpasturized milk to “stick it to the man”.

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    Even esteemed journalist noted war criminal Eric Berger can’t… even… right now: https://bsky.app/profile/sciguyspace.bsky.social/post/3lgtnrx6g422j

    WTF, man.

    Why did Elon Musk just say Trump wants to bring two stranded astronauts home?

    An earlier return would make no sense whatsoever. The Crew-9 Dragon has already been sent up with two empty seats for Butch and Suni. They aren’t stranded, and there is no need to come back any sooner than is scheduled.

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      Wait, does he think that Elon has to fly the ship up there to pick them up…?

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        of course he does.

        probably thinks old spice can just putz up there himself and bring 'em back… like going to fetch someone from the airport.

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        hey donnie.

        you know what you could do that nobody else could ever do… not one single woke commie librul could ever do if you did it…

        ‘be the first president to golf on mars’

        that’s right.

        only a few at nasa know this… but the atmosphere is breathable, even. mariner and viking were just covers for sending the gear up to do the work. the wifi is great, and they got a mcdonalds under that rover now and everything.

        i hear the golfing is absolutely superb. miles-long drives, straight and true every time. and no immigrunts or libruls in sight. and you know what else… the best part? you’d lose weight instantly. i’d say you’d get down to a buck twenty-five, easy.

        pretty sweet!

        super. lets get you right into a capsule to take you to the starship cruiser on the backside of the moon to get you there. it leaves tomorrow! no time to waste.

        see ya, mr first-president-to-golf-on-mars.

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      We have everything needed right now, apart from adequate solar shielding. But that won’t be a problem if we do it at night.

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    Imagine being relieved to know you don’t have to fly on a Boeing, only to find out you’re going to be flying on a SpaceX

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    They were already scheduled to come home on the SpaceX Dragon launch in FebruaryEDIT: that launched in September, has been attached to the space station for months, and has always been scheduled to return in February (thanks u/threelonmusketeers).