"NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions," Cheryl Warner, NASA's news chief at the agency's headquarters, said in a statement to reporters.

NASA's acting administrator said the space agency is expecting a visit from DOGE. Janet Petro said Elon Musk's cost-cutting unit would be coming to examine its payments. SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Musk, has NASA contracts worth billions of dollars. DOGE is tearing through government agencies — and NASA may be next in line.