Space
NASA Crew Stuck in Space Decline to Politicize Their Stay
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams
Photographer: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP/Getty Images
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NASA astronauts stuck in space for months downplayed attempts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to politicize their unexpectedly lengthy stay in orbit.
“The words they said, well, that’s politics. I mean, that’s part of life,” American astronaut Butch Wilmore told reporters on Tuesday from the International Space Station.