Elon Musk Broke The Internet With His Boeing Starliner Update.

[@ellieinspace]

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[@SebSN-y3f]

One should not overlook the fact that many people do not know as much about space travel as we space fans do. The Trump administration has a lot to do right now and still has a lot more to deal with. If Trump then hears that there could be a problem and publicly (!) asks Elon to make sure that everything goes well, then of course he will say yes. It is possible to get upset, but perhaps one can also show a little understanding.

[@wstlndiesel]

AD BAIT... Scam‼️

[@AZOffRoadster]

Ellie, you should interview Phillip Low. I bet he has some great stories about Elon.

[@stompinmcallister1312]

I sense a decor change coming . Someone is butthurt about Elon and Trump getting along.

[@kennybevan11]

@stompinmcallister1312 hmm, one billionaire supporting another billionaire... I'm sure Elons doing it out of the goodness of his heart. Will have to see what the Führer does with his new position

[@odess4sd4d]

I guess the Federal employee return to the office order applied to Butch and Sunny too.

[@jaym8257]

😀

[@odess4sd4d]

​@jaym8257 I wonder if they got the resignation email... Dear Butch and Sunny, Type the word "Resign" into the "Subject" line of the email. Hit "Send".

[@jess4peace4]

@@odess4sd4d this kind of made my day 😂

[@tonespeaks]

@odess4sd4d That was a good one!!!

[@theflyinggrip]

🤣

[@EricSchenkelberg]

this was a more balanced approach than I expected. thank you for being such a great reporter!

[@tapio83]

Calling Elon out on a political lie will cost her future interviews. I guess this is a great litmus test on neutrality and objectivity for youtube space channels.

[@rjswas]

@@tapio83 TBH, i don't think she cares, she left msm because of all the lies and story twisting for clicks that they do now, she started this channel to do the exact opposite of that.

[@tapio83]

@ probably does though - as content creator you do need to think about viewership = big name interviews. This was a ethical decision and a correct one - which may or may not come back and bite her in future.

[@rjswas]

@ The price of honesty and truth hey.

[@richardherndon1541]

I missed the entire controversy because I thought everything was already settled! I go back into my cave now that I have been enlightened!

[@tonespeaks]

@richardherndon1541 Trump and Musk created this controversy... to make themselves look good and to throw shade on Biden. They are making it out to seem like Trump is requesting Spacex do a rescue mission. There are now headlines stating that Trump ordered Spacex to launch rescue mission.

[@troys9222]

Yeah, no story, just random vilification and grandstanding. It only works on people not familiar with the situation, and since most people aren't, it's effective unfortunately.

[@xchazz86]

Elon wants you back in the office.

[@kwilliams2239]

@@xchazz86 Good.

[@ihl0700677525]

Trump probably asked NASA, how much is the salary + insurance cost of an astronaut on a mission to space/ISS, and how much is the cost of feeding/supplying extra 2 people in ISS for months. He probably didn't like the answer, and decide to recall Butch and Suni immediately to save some money.

[@jeremyoberg2409]

I've been deployed on a submarine for 6 months. Getting extended 1-2 extra months really sucks. Of course, as a professional, you're going to tough it out. But, they were originally only supposed to be on the ISS for one week and have now been stuck for more than six months. Also, their bodies are negatively impacted by the zero g. The only positive aspect in their situation is the "cool" element of being an astronaut in space (which I imagine has worn off for them) and getting paid really well for it (hopefully). Other than that, their situation is weighing heavy on them, based on my own experience being isolated in a submarine for months at a time and getting extended past the original planned deployment. I hope the best for them, and I hope they are able to recover from the physical toll on their bodies.

[@SumGuyLovesVideos]

I suspect they're not terribly saddened by getting to do what they've trained their whole life for, especially considering one of them was promoted along the way, iirc. Seems like we shouldn't be putting words in their mouths, what have they said?

[@garylcamp]

Big difference between sub and ISS, As stated here astronauts volunteer and love it while some submariners obviously just tolerate it.

[@jeremyoberg2409]

@@garylcamp Even if they love being an astronaut and being in space, they were supposed to be at the ISS for 1 week. Going from one week to seven plus months is tough on someone, especially with the negative effect of zero-g on their bodies. They are tough, and I'm sure they'll make it through like the highly trained professionals they are, but we should acknowledge how difficult their situation is and give them credit for it. This is a mishap. Maybe we should start having backup plans to return people from space within a week or two of plan A now that we've made it this far with space exploration.

[@1495978707]

Yes. Imagine being trapped in your room for six months. Even if you had all the books and entertainment you wanted, it would be hard. But no entertainment, no family, no friends. Literally just one coworker up there. Being in space has to be pretty damn cool, but the cool factor almost definitely has long worn out for them

[@MardukTheSunGodInsideMe]

They aren't to be pittied. They will want to go back for the rest of their life.

[@xitheris1758]

It's like when your grandpa is ranting about some Internet thing he clearly doesn't understand, but instead of arguing with him, you're like, "M-hm. Yep. That's right."

[@AndrewChong-j6w]

but if your grandpa can make your home safe and potentially feed the family well and set the house straight, not a bad thing right?

[@Scuba72Chris]

@@AndrewChong-j6w Your "if" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting there.

[@JephN79]

​@@AndrewChong-j6wgo check to make sure your grandpa isn't saying anything inappropriate about his daughter. While you're at it, make sure your neighbors aren't eating your pet(s). And don't say ANYTHING if you catch grandpa staring at a solar eclipse.

[@THE_WOAT]

@@JephN79 Are you referring to Biden taking a shower with his daughter... yeah that was seriously disturbing.

[@supercadet111]

Reasonable way of putting it. Interpretation gives the benefit of the doubt though. It's been a mixed bag lately, and I'm sure a lot of independent thinkers are silently paying attention.

[@petersullivan5240]

StarLiner was doomed from the moment they decided to name it after a Greek goddess who was cursed to be stranded on an island for eternity.

[@gregbailey45]

Telling...

[@planetdisco4821]

Was it Lesbos? Pretty sure I saw it in a “documentary” that was rated X for some reason..

[@marcuswaterloo]

Calypso - kalyptō she who conceals

[@curtisrendon204]

The Internet did not notice any disturbance.

[@dirkbester9050]

As a community noter on X I can assure you I noticed a disturbance in the internet as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. This happens with anything Elon tweets, no matter how purely factual, funny, joke, meme, shitpost, whatever. A mob of hating nutters immediately tries to note it. "The sky is blue". Immediately noted cuz the clouds are white, or it's dark out in Timbuctoo, or its orange with the setting sun, or rainbow, or whatever.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

I felt a huge disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out at once...

[@nkronert]

​@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 "Hail the white paper"? 😂

[@copernicofelinis]

​@@paulmichaelfreedman8334that was on inauguration day.

[@morecowbell20]

Well, you won't get another interview with Elon, but you did the right thing. I'm with you 100%

[@sageakporherhe783]

lol wat?

[@JSfuckgoogle]

​@@sageakporherhe783hysterics... the left are far too busy gibbering abour Elon, as their TDS is still out of control! It's pathetic!! 🙄😔😔

[@kennybevan11]

@@morecowbell20 by saying she wasn't sure if he was just joking? Yeah she didn't call Elon out at all for lying, she'll be fine. Who needs morals when there's money to be made 💵

[@ducksoff7236]

@@kennybevan11 You mean like biden in the ukraine?

[@kennybevan11]

@@ducksoff7236 how is Biden making money from Putins invasion of Ukraine? There are several other countries also helping Ukraine with the war too you know

[@damienwilliams7566]

Amazing Channel!!! Love your insightful relevant interviews. 👍👍👍

[@Dzsonib]

Crew Dragon: docks to the ISS Elon to Butch and Suni: Did you just call an Uber?

[@davidvegabravo1579]

Ubermensch*

[@didiermejia780]

Lame.

[@kenlee5509]

I still blame Giligan.

[@tmnagel5]

You are killing it Ellie! Really enjoy your reporting. Keep up the good work.

[@dpsamu2000]

I suspect 99% of people who understand this story considers them stranded. They're not marooned. They're stranded because everyone deciding to fund Boeing in spite of deep failings.

[@richdurbin6146]

Sounds like agreeing to do something you’re already doing is free pub.

[@joshuaboulee8190]

Exactly. I doubt ANYTHING is changing. This is just publicity. Very expected from the president, less from Elon, at least in this way. He should have said something more like "The president asked us to go get the astronauts, we filled him in on the existing plan and they will be home very soon. Happy to be of service". That would have been good PR for BOTH of them.

[@wadevid]

@@joshuaboulee8190 100%

[@wadevid]

yup. They love their publicity!

[@tapio83]

@@joshuaboulee8190 This is someting Elon may have said few years ago but he's currently a biased political actor parroting trump administrations "colored" truths.

[@jeffrey5961]

President Trump has ordered Elon Musk to personally ride the Dragon and bring back Butch and Suni. Looking forward to seeing the mission. God speed Elon.

[@Kr0N05]

The head clown Trump is indeed steering this circus - remember , he has to keep you distracted so that you forget he said he can't do anything about high food and gas prices.

[@paulvarn4712]

Nonsense

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

I thenk elon tesla is pretty cool guy, he rescues the astronauts and doesn't scared of anythings

[@davidwitt2188]

It’s clear that Elon himself will now be going to space to get Butch and Suni.

[@xlynx9]

He's gonna lasso them with his umbilical and straddle dragon while yahooing all the way to the ground, which will be his second reenactment from Dr Strangelove in as many weeks.

[@Marcus001]

"Stranded by the Biden administration" LOL I AM DEAD

[@dirkbester9050]

Fact right. NASA, run by the politically appointed NASA administrator decided to fly a broken ship with multiple issues which ended up with even more issues. If you think astronaut safety is not a cabinet level worry you don't know politics. Did you know that important astronauts like Armstrong were never allowed back in space for purely political reasons? Hell, become president or VP and they don't even let you drive cars again on public roads.

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Boeing: monkeypuppetmeme.jpg

[@andrasbiro3007]

It's true. Everyone knew Starliner shouldn't fly. Who do you think has the authority to ram it through the usually very risk-averse bureaucracy?

[@JSfuckgoogle]

​@@andrasbiro3007spot on.. but for godsakes don't get in the way of their TDS! 🙄🔫

[@matthewdevenish1106]

​@@andrasbiro3007fanboy?

[@ghost307]

How long before 100% of the astronauts' time is spent fixing the ISS. Will it even make it to 2030?

[@ellieinspace]

Very good point…

[@robertmog4336]

Outstanding question! It was originally designed for a 10 year mission. I was the original designer of the meteoroid / orbital debris shielding back in the early 80s when it was still called "Space Station Freedom." It's LONG outlasted its planned longevity. Looking forward to its decommissioning, either into the ocean or preferably to a very high earth orbit for future study and possible mining.

[@RighteousInquisition]

@@robertmog4336 Fortunately there are at least five other space stations in early stages of production but who knows if they will actually receive proper funding and get over engineering hurdles in the next 5 years or so?

[@RighteousInquisition]

@@robertmog4336 Do you agree with the wolf Act of banning China cooperating with American space programs? The celestial heaven space station has performed quite well for the Chinese .

[@robertmog4336]

@@RighteousInquisition I don't really have an opinion on it. I know that I was surprised when Space Station Freedom became the ISS in the 90s, because it complicated things tremendously to have the Russians and others onboard. This was especially true in the area of shielding. I see pluses and minuses with international cooperation, and the Chinese are still communist, while the Russians were moving out of communism by the 90s.

[@mikelastname]

Boeing is not spelled Biden...

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Close enough for regional splits of clans.

[@brucemcglasson]

It should be.😄

[@lmp9256]

Lot of similarities Very corrupt and with the primary priority of filling their own pockets.

[@ynvch]

​​@@lmp9256 that applies to any of these guys, biden, boeing, trump, elon...

[@kwichzwellbreck697]

Yes and there are many other differences too! Boing sniffs for hydrogen leaks and Biden sniffs kids hair. Boing once was known to go where noone went before and Biden is known to once know to where he went. Boing is hunting for the quality problem with the coking of the heat shields of their planes and Hunter Biden is doing quality coke in the white house. But at least both have one thing in common: They are corrupt to the core and are embazzeling the US tax payers......

[@KrustyKlown]

STRANDED???? Any astronaut would consider more time on the ISS as a gift from God.

[@ellieinspace]

I agree

[@mk40846]

I know! As soon as I heard about this I was like "lucky bas_ards"!

[@y00t00b3r]

@@ellieinspace I would very much want to get back to a 1 G environment, for the sake of my health.

[@dherman0001]

@@KrustyKlown I can just about guarantee that their kids want them home very much.

[@Jeff55369]

They've been up there since June 5th and were initially scheduled to return September of last year. I expect the extra time will not be good for their health.

[@advridertim]

Boeing should pay the tab it's their dropped ball....

[@troys9222]

No, the government is going to just pay SpaceX too. Taking money back for not being on schedule would be quite a precedent. There would be no space program. Heh.

[@steviegbcool]

Spacex is gonna Triple their price lol

[@hukphin740]

​@@steviegbcoolnope. There's enough competition in the market to prevent deep price gouging. And I'm not sure Elon is wired that way. The other SpaceX investors, for sure🤔

[@steviegbcool]

@@troys9222 exactly SpaceX are years behind schedule for starship maybe they should do it for free ..

[@gregbailey45]

Absolutely. Get the money out of them before they go bankrupt.

[@dherman0001]

NASA never offered to pay for a seperate rescue trip. Crew 9 and 10 were already scheduled. NASA could have offered to pay for an additional trip.

[@mnelson10000]

Yeah, I think this nails it. There was no urgency about it. Whether or not we feel Butch and Suni are happy about it is kind of irrelevant... it casts an appearance of indifference about our astronauts on the world stage.

[@FatHulkRideEbike]

@@mnelson10000 Dragon is also designed to carry up to 7 people. It was limited by NASA to four. Might be some frustration about that.

[@rory-red]

there's no one to rescue this Butch & Sonny's job to on the ISS

[@dherman0001]

@rory-red huh?

[@StevePemberton2]

Elon said they will demonstrate a Mars landing and return mission next year. Which is absolute fantasy, but it was not a joke, it was for an intended audience which is the 99.9% of the population that knows nothing about spaceflight. Same with the "rescue" comment, it's not a joke it's essentially a political statement with the same audience in mind. When he talks to Ellie and Tim he knows he is speaking to a better informed audience so in those settings he says things that are more sensible.

[@willardchi2571]

Someone should check to see if, since the election, the astronauts have changed their minds about returning.

[@vermontsownboy6957]

Wins the internet today!

[@mikelastname]

Classic!

[@deanpierre-f4x]

It sounds as though you are party of the few salty woke liberal far leftist brigade . Have a little cry if it makes you feel better

[@GuZ76]

Rofl 🤣

[@paulm749]

Indeed! If that's the case, let's send more "like-minded" people up there for company! A LOT more! LOL

[@alangable9555]

Boeing’s Gillian’s Island’s three hour tour!!

[@aone9050]

Yeah this is the issue, it's actually biden administration's fault that Boeing was left to its own devices. The order might be superfluous but the accusation is essentially correct.

[@cdanea]

The "hold your microphone like a child that has no idea how to hold still" mind virus has officially conquered the entire KZbin.

[@griffinarcher2911]

Trump wants to have his name on this for political achievement. "I got the astronauts back home", so that is why Elon made it sound like that

[@TheGaussFan]

I think you nailed it. Plus Elon hates Biden, so unfairly blaming him is icing.

[@stevecam724]

4 more years of soyboy's crying salty tears 😂😂😂😂😂

[@12pentaborane]

100% bona-fide Trump mind reader, no sarcasm. It's gonna be a long 4 years.

[@johnsutherland7561]

Biden had the chance

[@niekiejooste4637]

Agreed, but I think Elon Musk could not help the troll.

[@andrasbiro3007]

I think Elon's criticism is not about the schedule of the rescue mission. It's about sending them up in the first place. Everyone who paid attention knew Starliner is riddled with problems and should not fly.

[@rodis21]

Sooo.. then first felon and president elon's criticism should be with Boeing, NOT Biden..

[@wadevid]

well, it's space, there was a mission, they made a decision and it didn't work out the way they had planned...which happens sometimes when we do hard things.

[@gotthumbs2235]

At least not with two humans aboard with all the issues and delays it was experiencing. The 'manned' launch was rushed.....IMO Because Starliner is way behind where they were supposed to be at at this time. NASA and Boeing.....under Nelson....were NOT innovative.

[@andrasbiro3007]

@ It was unnecessary risk. Could have flown without humans, if flying was deemed necessary for some reason. There was no reason to risk human life. Especially with Dragon already in service and working flawlessly.

[@didiermejia780]

Stop supporting the Muskrat

[@anywherepcgeeks827]

Ellie, that was a very good and well-presented video. Thank you so much for the perspective. Keep up your excellent work. I'm a big fan of space exploration myself and I enjoy what you do

[@scottrobertson6663]

Love your reporting, TV's loss has been quality space information's gain, keep up the good work (along with the other fine reporters - which you have interviewed as well! TY)

[@stardolphin2]

Tim gave a complete and accurate answer. But for non-space enthusiasts, if they saw it at all, you know, TL/DR. 'Stranded' and 'rescue' is all they think (some don't even understand that they're not alone there either, that ISS had a crew before they arrived, and will have one after they do leave). It's not Apollo 13, there's no hurry, no one's at risk by trying to fit them as smoothly as possible into the original crew rotation. And some people are *exploiting* that lack of understanding for political purposes. Simple as that.

[@kennybevan11]

Bingo!

[@helloryantanaka]

Cool. Thanks for covering this so quickly.

[@gkcooper]

The real question is why was Boeing ever awarded the crew rotation contract in the first place? Way back when. Boeing was awarded much more than SpaceX. Huh? Corrupt much?

[@suspense_comix3237]

It’s the FAA’s fault for even awarding them, but the FAA is federal so naturally of course they’d allow Boeing to continue their negligence.

[@subwarpspeed]

​@suspense_comix3237FAA? No get your agencies right. NASA is behind the commercial crew program.

[@geanozz8940]

@suspense_comix3237 Boeing was broke and the kick back was worth it...

[@JoeMama-ke1fi]

ULA being a conglomerate of the legacy rocket companies had all of the legacy lobbyists and good will. It's corruption plain and simple. Not necessarily in the original awarding of the contract because SpaceX was somewhat of an unknown quantity at that point, but by 2021 it was crystal clear who should have that contract.

[@1495978707]

Well now if the contract is given to spacex, even though they're clearly the best choice, it will also be called corruption, because elon and trump are friendly with each other.

[@goupigoupi6953]

Obviously NASA didn't want to send an empty capsule up there just for Suni and Buch because of the cost. But, you know, it's getting close to 10 months in space, which is ridiculous.

[@mskettelhut]

This is the exact point.

[@LeftFlamingo]

You know that many missions to the ISS have been in excess of one year, right?

[@subwarpspeed]

​​@@LeftFlamingoand these signed up for 8 days... With SpaceX Demo-2 Bob&Doug had a variable length but returned about the middle of it (~64 days mission time).

[@LunnarisLP]

But not really is it? Many people have scheduled stays in the ISS that are longer than that. For example the guy with most days in space was on the ISS in 2020 for 374 days. That was afaik just scheduled like that. Whitson was in the ISS in 2016/17 for ~289 days. Some other russian guy was just up there ~370 days (Nikolai Chub) Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days in space in a row. The guy died age 80, which for both the US and Russia is a decent chunk above the life expectancy. The reason these Astronauts are often there for a relatively short duration nowadays is more that having more people on the ISS for a longer duration (which is clearly possible) is just more expensive since you have to naturally get more food, water and so on up there.

[@mattgordon9179]

Elon will be able to test snorting Ketamine in space

[@deantheot7296]

Sorry you had to put this program out there. You and Tim got it right, "nothing to see here" on this story. Thanks for the "DeleteMe" promo. Glad you have a sponsor. Take care ma'am.

[@troys9222]

Nothing to see in space news, just rampant dishonesty about space news from some of the most powerful and consequential people literally in control of space activities in the US. It should be a topic in itself, you know, for space news people. The false rhetoric is a much bigger and more important story, because it will continue and in the future is likely to effects on spaceflight. These are not just two random guys.

[@siamsurf]

Maybe Musk simply pointed out that no rescue plan was ever made. A rescue would mean an actual effort, not just taking people off am already scheduled flight in 6 month or so.

[@troys9222]

He wouldn't mention that it would've been a huge further waste of money on top of the expenses already for no benefit, and he said nothing until his leader did. I think the "stranded" astronauts did a spacewalk last night. Sunni Williams became the woman with the most spacewalk time in history. She must be devastated that she's still there.

[@Demontoastslayer]

​@troys9222 you try spending 8 months in a stinky tube , eating food that has no taste and knowing your muscles are slowly wasting away while waiting to head home

[@lyfandeth]

It WOULD be wicked fun if Elon showed up unannounced at the ISS and offered the astronauts a ride home. Just saying...Wicked fun.

[@craigmackay4909]

With Joe Rogan

[@briansmith6862]

I think he said he couldn't go because they can't make a pressure suit that allows him to lift his arms high enough😂😂😂

[@nr667]

I can see Elon Sieg-heilling at the internaltional space station... and getting thrown out of the next air lock

[@SuperJuntax]

And leave all his money here?? Elon will do that??? Pfftt

[@PDLM1221]

I can’t imagine that Suni and Butch being upset that they had to stay longer than planned on the space station, most Astronauts would sell them first born to be able to get a long space flight right , yes they were stranded because of a faulty spacecraft but I don’t think they are terribly sorry about staying there!

[@wallymcguire2033]

What if their mailbox is full or no one is picking up their newspapers because they didn’t plan for being away so long?

[@DannyBowen25]

They might have OTHER things they want to do too...

[@glasslinger]

Note that radiation exposure is very high compared to on earth. So high an area on earth would be cordoned off if that level was present. Maybe the two astronauts would prefer NOT to be exposed to that radiation longer than they signed up for!

[@ReynoldsJer]

That's your personal opinion and it doesn't matter

[@troys9222]

@@wallymcguire2033 That's not important. What about their pets? Are their auto tags going to expire?

[@Sendu7]

Trump is playing politics with Butch and Suni, and it is a little sad to hear Elon joining in.

[@kennybevan11]

What do you expect from the Führer, anything for his First Lady Don

[@dirkbester9050]

Yes, shocking that politicians play politician with political things. Who could have foreseen this? Bill Nelson the political administrator of NASA who played politics and launched a faulty Boeing craft to the ISS for donations ... er ... brownie points from the contractor? Surely not! This was inconceivable!

[@Rockall57]

Expect nothing less from MasterBlaster!

[@Dug6666666]

Just more off the cuff comments to add to the political noise. Keeps people distracted from what is really going on.

[@GuZ76]

I think Trump is being a dick about it, making the narrative all about him personally. Musk is choosing to play along and further loosing his dignity and mind with it, it seems. Musk is not realizing we can see right through him and that he is being played, all this sucking up will cost him his dignity and admirers IMHO

[@RawandCookedVegan]

Thank you Ellie for introducing some grounded balance into the discussion.

[@insightoftheages5571]

I think Elon is just saying that they could have made a plan to go get them sooner outside of the rotation. I think that should have been a consideration if it wasn't

[@mirfjc]

i’m sure 100% it was considered. the whole raft of considerations were considered. but the star liner crew are not stranded and not in danger. instead they’re a staffing asset already at the iss. the people we should feel sorry for are the two Crew 9 astronauts who were dropped. but this is a false rage story. probably to distract from the real damage the WH is doing to nasa right now with contracts chaos.

[@RayCromwell]

It seems people always ignore the simplest possible explanation: Elon is a liar and lies all the time in political tweets online. When something stupid or incongruous is done, it must be because was just joking, or it was an accident, and never the intention of someone just being a jerk. You know, like the N*zi salute right, he was just "sending out his heart to the crowd", and it's totally accidental he went the next day to speak at the Afd (former neo-nazi party of Germany) convention, and instructed Germans there to "be proud of their culture" and "not let me be diluted into a soup" of multiculturalism. And then did the same thing in Italy. Nah, that's not at all like the "blood and soil" ideology of Nazis who opposed race mixing. I love Starship and Falcon, but at some point, you have to come to the conclusion that the guy behind them is not a good person.

[@rory-red]

With no ship there no plan till April or May.

[@tonespeaks]

@insightoftheages5571 Let's tell the truth... Elon is lying to help give Trump credit for something he didn't do. NASA went over why they scheduled the return for Crew10. BTW what many people are missing is the costs, if Spacex was to launch a mission just to transport them back, it would cost more than $100 Million.

[@kennybevan11]

You really think this wasn't Elon and First Lady Don trying to take credit for something sorted months ago? It's called history revisionism. Get used to it, you'll hear a lot of "alternative facts" over the next 4 years

[@jubalainerussell9182]

This whole thing sounds a lot like Gilligans Island. Just out on a 3 hour tour. A sitcom turns into real life.

[@loneranger515]

Excellent reporting!! Keep it up. I have no idea what Elon was trying to say.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

SpaceX rules! great channel Ellie.

[@ellieinspace]

Thanks so much!

[@MrGaborseres]

You are the real deal Ellie 👍 Thanks for all you do 🤗

[@ellieinspace]

You are so welcome!

[@corwinchristensen260]

This has come up in many discussions and has been INCREDIBLY frustrating to me. Butch and Suni are NOT stranded. Their ride home with all of the necessary suits and other supplies and equipment they need is docked at the ISS RIGHT NOW. They are simply finishing the work that they needed to do for the astronauts that gave up their seats. And as much as I enjoy blaming Biden for things, it wasn't him or his administration. The blame lands squarely upon Boeing and NASA. As far as Elon's statement go. He's not lying ... he'll bring them home as soon as he can, in fact he's already more than half done...

[@GarthVader68]

It is simple in business terms. StarLiner did not return astronauts, so there has been this dance and shuffle of other flights. It is simple: SpaceX sends up an unmanned dragon, gets the stranded people, and charges back to Starliner. Or that's how it works in the rest of the world.

[@longshot7601]

I don't think that SpaceX could have sent up an unmanned Dragon. It's not about the lauch and docking but the return and reentry with Butch and Sunny that have not trained on flying the Dragon.

[@Grunttamer]

@@longshot7601 they don't have to be trained. it can launch rendezvous dock depart deorbit reenter without human intervention

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

So, didn't watch the whole video?, where Ellie went through which capsules are where, and quoting Tim (EDA) pointed out there is already a capsule docked to the station for them to return in.

[@ihl0700677525]

Trump probably asked NASA, how much is the salary + insurance cost of an astronaut on a mission to space/ISS, and how much is the cost of feeding/supplying extra 2 people in ISS for months. He probably didn't like the answer, and decide to recall Butch and Suni immediately to save some money.

[@JustMe-dc6ks]

The “stranded” people have always had a craft there that could bring them back if necessary.

[@EvolvedWizard]

It's symbolic. The US Government is now working with SpaceX instead of fighting them every step of the way.

[@iandavies4853]

I agree. If Biden needed to pay extra specifically to return them, it’d be embarrassing for Boeing. Hence they pretend this was plan all along. Did NASA really send crew up with experimental craft without a plan B? Can’t even ask the Russians! Or the Chinese, Indians, New Zealanders.

[@aone9050]

I agree, on top of the technicality that all of the Boeing debacle had the buck stop with the Biden administration.

[@aone9050]

I agree. There's also the fact that the Boeing's buck stopped with the Biden administration. It was their appointees that gave Boeing money, theirs that trusted them, theirs that saw the poor show of things and decided to press on.

[@RighteousInquisition]

They haven't been fighting them every step of the way. SpaceX has been bailed out by the federal government twice in its company's history. Besides it's lucrative contracts it has also received numerous grants that add up in the billions of dollars. Nasa and the US military also comprise 80% of spacex's business contracts, so SpaceX would go bankrupt without the government. .

[@billgates7859]

I just want to comment on behalf of all normal people. Nice video, Cheers.

[@LordAugastus]

Omg he broke the internet wow... All give elon a salute from the heart.. What a guy, makes hit le proud

[@troys9222]

Sunni Williams, on her spacewalk last night, broke the record for most cumulative spacewalk time by a woman in history! Congratulations to her! I think she's happy to still be there.

[@mr88cet]

For these “stranded” astronauts, hanging out in a space station is what they live for! I bet they’re loving every minute of their “ordeal.”

[@thecyanadon]

It is elon, probably just dry humor/sarcasm. He knows they can't exactly "speed up" the process of getting them back

[@Doom2pro]

Just like the.... wave? Yeah okay...

[@12pentaborane]

My problem with the humor explanation is it makes Trump look dumb. I think it's much more matter-of-fact, the reply Elon made doesn't spell out a change of pace or plan. I think Trump made his post as another distraction from the cluster this first week has been.

[@thecyanadon]

@Doom2pro Brother if you genuinely think that was even close to a salute then you are genuinely challenged. Mentally.

[@Doom2pro]

@@12pentaborane Trump doesn't need help with that, it's just a way for Trump to stick it to Biden and take credit for something that's already been taken care of. Elon is just towing the line.

[@thecyanadon]

@@12pentaborane It was just Trump yapping as alwyas

[@johnjory1792]

I'm going with the dry humor team. However it is note worthy that even bad attention is still attention and it keeps SpaceX in the headlines.Congrats on your continued success and growth. You are a much more refined and matured journalist than when you left the newsroom.

[@buzzsmith8146]

You do a great job, Ellie. Thanks!

[@runningray]

I am really starting to think there is something wrong with Elon lately. His behavior is so freaking erratic right now. He is all over the place. I really hope someone close to him will talk him out of politics. That stink will never wear off Elon.

[@moonasha]

boosting in POE then lying about it is really strange too. Like there's no reason to lie about it... he just looks ridiculous. He needs to get out of politics now that trump won and focus on rockets. Like bro why are you meddling in european politics, come on

[@Kr0N05]

Whaaa??? Nazi Elon acting weird?

[@TheSpeedyLoonyCanoli]

Thats just how humans are, we do dumb shit and they say ‘damn, why’d I get into this mess’. When you feel like everything’s going right, people get so high on success they kinda self sabotage. Like winning the lottery and blowing it all on the casino.

[@MiqelDotCom]

Yeah, it's been increasingly erratic for several years. Social media addiction (and subsequent distortion of reality) is a real problem, even for billionaires.

[@lanesaarloos281]

As with many people, Elon has also come to the correct conclusion the phrase, ' liberalism is a mental disorder' which at times affects the olfactory... is true.

[@snowglade1]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@TimJSwan]

It's because they never asked SpaceX to do it, right?

[@zerochrome85]

Space X is already contracted to do a few months ago but they had their own delay as well.

[@brianarries7852]

I agree with everything you have said, but I would add that I believe and think that it is only fair that Boeing should pay time and material costs to SpaceX to build another capsule so that one crew dragon can be on standby at all times incase of emergency. Then eliminate Boeings contract and give dream chaser funding for another option. I know it sucks for Boeing and will put their space program in chapter 13, but sorry Boeing “ it’s the cost of doing business” IMO

[@ellieinspace]

That sounds completely reasonable

[@DannyBowen25]

The point, I think, is that the Biden admin wouldnt want to do that to Boeing, so thats why they would only allow this plan. In reality, Boeing should have been forced to pay for the immediate re-desgination of dragon capsule and all expenses to get them back, THEN. not now, not 6 months from now.

[@qa1e2r4]

TLDR: Trump: "Jump!" Elon: "How high?" 😊

[@hercules13098]

I think that it is such a shame that Elon has chosen this very dark path. I have lost all respect for him.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

LOL! What’s dark is our country going bankrupt. Trump is not a deficit hawk. He thinks that the price of oil crates inflation. Elon has tried to convince him that it’s spending. Authoritarianism was our last administration. At least 10% of former Democrats voted for Trump and more than half of independents and many more black and hispanic men. BTW, have you been paying attention to what’s going on in Europe? It’s the same thing as in the US. They have far left parties globalist parties ruling, their “conservative” parties have joined the globalists and new nationalist/populist parties are springing up and quickly getting majorities. Just like what happened here. If this is the first that you’ve heard of this, you need new information sources. Elon has not taken a dark path. He’s not changed his views at all. His former Democratic Party has moved way to the left of him. BTW, Freedom of speech is his biggest value.

[@Thabangmapitsing69-ni9rb]

Good for you 😂😂

[@8642morrow]

i dont think he changed lately, he just hid it very well.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@ All of the Tech Giants are libertarian in terms of the government. And socially liberal. The authoritarian left moved all of the Tech giants away from the Dems.

[@robertjohnson-mt8pz]

You just don't respect visionaries. Stick with your big government; how's that been working?

[@zazugee]

Judging by his past behavior during the rescue of the children trapped in a cave I think he will suggests to shoot down the ISS and catch it with mechazilla '-'

[@davidwitt2188]

It sounds like Elon himself will be going into space to rescue the astronauts. That’s quite a change to the plan.

[@RighteousInquisition]

which unfortunately will not happen at all as Elon is not healthy enough to withstand a rocket launch

[@robertjohnson-mt8pz]

Elon will not be going. He is too valuable.

[@billykulim5202]

there are many capable astronot in NASA why elon needs to go??make no sense

[@skeelo69]

Ellie..... the laptop lid needs your channel branding on it 👍

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

SECONDED! And a proper holder for the Rode Go, there's stl files available Ellie!

[@wallymcguire2033]

I had a Dell laptop for work that I put a big Apple sticker on it as a joke. Some of my colleagues got a chuckle out of that.

[@MiqelDotCom]

Both Trump and Elon will literally say ANYTHING to stay in the headlines. I take it all with a grain of salt until something actually happens. It's sad though that they are both crudely politicizing a non-political situation.

[@kennybevan11]

Narcissists do what narcissists do

[@ownermetoo8786]

I think the soul of Elon's comment is about something I have observed myself my whole adult life (I turn 61 this year). We live in a culture that is too tolerant of pretenders in positions of critical responsibility. Need a graceful way to have people shift to positions appropriate for their competency and ability to demonstrate good judgement.

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

Take the muskinator with you when you leave the planet will ya. How can you support this guy? How can any of his workforce keep working for him. Someone needs to take his toys away from him and let the real workforce do the job.

[@basswindu6121]

Ellie your channel is so amazing ❤

[@ellieinspace]

Thank you so much!! I am so glad you watch!

[@HylanderSB]

Space enthusiasts were not the intended audience of Elon's tweet.

[@odess4sd4d]

I think Butch and Sunny may have replied "Resign" to the federal employee buyout offer. 🤔

[@davekimball3610]

This post was scrolled past like so many others. Life goes on.

[@woodlanditguy2951]

I think it was dry humor... Great coverage as always and love your channel.

[@ellieinspace]

Thanks so much I felt compelled to at least address it since so many in the space community have addressed it already

[@michaelmicek]

Trolling is a form of dry humor. It's frustrating that the arguably two most important men in the world feel free to behave this way (the definition of "high crime or misdemeanor" is just "behavior not befitting a high office"), but these are the times we live in.

[@kennybevan11]

​@@michaelmicek when you've got a felon and crook, and the world's richest person running the govt, what do you expect?

[@gamegod7856]

🙈🙉🙊👨‍🦯👨‍🦯👨‍🦯

[@oldgandy5355]

Good answer, Ellie. I don't understand why "normal" people are either unable or unwilling to grasp the "big picture". You did a good job of 'splaining without needing to man-splain the issues.

[@marvindebot3264]

It's just Elon doing Elon things

[@Kr0N05]

Like those silly willy NAZI salutes ?

[@CoryMckinnonHandle]

Give Ellie a subscribe, her content is getting better and better. Keep up the great work Ellie.

[@kersebleptes1317]

Ellie, I understand the position that SpaceTubers are in. But you all need to make some very hard decisions, don't you?

[@TheGaussFan]

Im not sure what you mean by this. There is no world where objective professional space news like Ellie delivers isn't important to keep us informed.

[@bear4278]

@@TheGaussFan is she really being objective though? She is always willing and happy to criticise NASA, Boeing, Blue Origin, etc., but how often does she criticise SpaceX? Being objective means you hold everyone to the same standard.

[@paulboger3101]

What?

[@kennybevan11]

​@bear4278 Ellie loves everything to do with Musk and will defend Musk till her last breath. Look at her hoodie, the lights in the background. Everything is Elon Elon Elon. She'll never hold BO or Boeing etc to the same standards

[@rickleinen1881]

@@TheGaussFan Ellie keeps skirting around the fact that Elon has lost his mind. She's not being objective.

[@flyingpig7203]

Recently, you’ve been sounding more like ‘Ellie in politics ‘. Of course Trump is going to take credit for this. Just like Biden taking credit for a hostage release days before he left office

[@markallisonmc]

I don’t really care they’ll come home when they come home they know what they’re doing

[@billykulim5202]

they sign up for thats jobs, they knew the risk, its just internet and people freak out, media make bad news for view...... i'm sure as astronot they not complain about their own choice

[@richardlincoln8438]

A tempest in a teapot is how it would have been described " back in the day " Some one felt the need to create " news " about blah blah and blah ! Thanks Ellie for your research efforts trying to keep us informed. Best Wishes to You and Your Family !

[@orion_13]

Sarcasm with a dig at Starliner.

[@kennybevan11]

No, this is trying to revise history (again) and trying to take credit for something that was sorted months ago. Probably to distract everyone from Fuhrer Musks disgusting salute

[@gamegod7856]

🙈🙉🙊👨‍🦯👨‍🦯👨‍🦯

[@BillyOrBobbyOrSomething]

When the fascists are in power doing fascist things, it makes their cool rocket news a little less exciting

[@greghight954]

It’s not worth millions to bring them home a few months earlier. Astronauts love space and it’s what they signed up for.

[@paulvarn4712]

This assumes they never want to see their families again. Eat a pizza or get their health back. Long term near zero gravity turns the body into limp spaghetti. Any reduction in their stay even a couple months will improve their health and speed their recovery to 1G. It also reduces the stress on keeping the ISS supplied.

[@JackWaldbewohner]

Congratulations on 177,000 subscribers; 1,000,000 comes soon.

[@12pentaborane]

I hate to make 2 comments, but it really is a credit to your popularity where half your comments are like you, who understand why the crew are still there and questioning Elon's statement. The other half are first time viewers utterly misinformed on anything in human spaceflight. I would suggest to them to watch your videos documenting this event.

[@DannyBowen25]

We understand why they are there, but was also know that the entire plan was just to save face for Boeing.. and we should have just planned a direct rescue mission months ago.

[@tube4h]

This shows your reporter skills! 😀💪💪

[@GlennLittleford]

The rest of the world is either shaking its head or laughing at the USA now. Its only 4 years, but will seam like a life time, sorry guys. Stay sane.

[@Kr0N05]

Sad that everyone thinks a dictator will abide by a vote; he instead will magically get higher vote counts than Putin or Lukashenko in 4 years. America's democracy is over ... because Kamala laughed too often???

[@THE_WOAT]

No, it's not only 4 years champ, more like 12 years. The previous admin ran this county into the ground and the tide has turned. Seek help if you need it.

[@GlennLittleford]

@@THE_WOAT fortunately I dont live in your country, I'm just laughing at it. I do feel sorry for the USA people.

[@robertjohnson-mt8pz]

The rest of the world laughed at Biden wandering off. Trump is respected worldwide. The communists and socialists don't like him though.

[@jimclester4754]

OK. Thanks for theupdate Ellie.

[@digitalplayland]

Going to work for three days and coming back after a year. Sure. I totally see it.

[@subwarpspeed]

8 days! 😂

[@RaymondSwanson-u9y]

Broke the internet? It's working on my end.

[@seriamaugenlicher]

No confusion: Elon is lost. He's in Dart Vader mode and we don't have a Luke Skywalker out there. This is madness, complete madness.

[@fuzzySounds]

In steps Jared Isaacman

[@michaelmicek]

Heh

[@AL_K_]

Thanks for the kinda update 🙂 And thank you for relieving my OCD by covering up the power cord of your Tesla sign 🤣

[@jasonschneider7896]

I’m sure the last administration could have made the decision to have SpaceX go get them as soon as possible. Haven’t they sent resupply missions up there since Starliner? And the way the bureaucracy works, they needed to time everything out per their schedule instead of making returning Butch and Suni as soon as possible their main priority. With the pace SoaceX works, you don’t think they were ready to go get them months ago??? No more “Red Tape” I’m sure… Now Butch and Suni are a priority!

[@ghost307]

NASA putting their scheduling ahead of the mission is how we lost Challenger.

[@michaelmicek]

​@@2147B or specifically, as explained, Dragon capsules.

[@kennybevan11]

And if they are perfectly fine and happy to wait for crew rotation? You forget, they trained for space, they live for space. They really won't mind a few extra weeks

[@DelfinoGarza77]

Astronauts are even more fish in an aquarium than we are on earth.

[@THX..1138]

This not complicated when they were stranded NASA chose not to send a Dragon specifically to bring them home. Which they could have done, but instead chose to leave them in space to rotate home as part of the next crew. They could have asked SpaceX to bump one of it's commercial flights to a later date, but they didn't most likely cuz they didn't want spend the money(165 million USD) and because it would make Starliner look worse. So they went with the it's no big deal story.... Clearly Musk doesn't agree the decision NASA made and that's his right. His company is a NASA contractor, he's not a NASA employee he has no obligation to stick to NASA talking points... Really if you pay attention Musk has been clear for years now he doesn't think Starliner should exist at all. So obviously he wasn't in favor stranding 2 astronauts on ISS for a what's looking like it will be about a year by the time they get home.

[@sagecoach]

Fun times to watch. Keep us posted. Great coverage.

[@petercozzaglio6070]

Good evening Miss Ellie 😊

[@ellieinspace]

Hello there!🚀

[@dustinlphillips5687]

Fantastic as always

[@Killerean]

Just imagine you absolutely love Disneyland. And due to a technical complication you become "stranded" there for months on end, free of charge, with full access to every ride, hotel, event, person, and quite literally every room public or technical, while eating at drinking at your leisure, having full access to phone and internet. That's how "stranded" the astronauts are. This isn't your regular 9-5 job. These people breathe for their job. Being stuck there is the best thing that ever happened to them. :D

[@Ghandralph]

With comments from Elon like these it is getting more and more difficult for the big space-fluencers like ❤ you, Tim, Scott and Marcus ❤ to dance around the craziness of the current US politics and the involvement of Elon therein. Interesting times ahead …

[@robertjohnson-mt8pz]

Get a life. Boing is shot.

[@DG-rp4xn]

Wish Elon would stop being so political. Trump is bad news for everyone in his orbit.

[@stevecam724]

4 more years of soyboy cring 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jeff55369]

He's not half as political as people make him out to be and he's only gotten as political as he is because people lost their minds when he disagreed with some lefty ideas.

[@MarcinKryszak]

Like what? Elaborate

[@danielanderson9450]

Come on. Elaborate.... You can't because you are sheep following the propaganda.

[@kennybevan11]

​@@stevecam724soyboy crying? Jan 6 was 4 years ago dude

[@diraziz396]

Butch&Sunny are having Fun up there. All good. Peace