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04-25-2017, 12:00 AM
Donald Trump asked astronauts in space a question only he can answer
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President Donald Trump called up to the International Space Station on Monday to congratulate NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson on her record-breaking spaceflight.
Trump used some of his time speaking with Whitson and her fellow crewmember Jack Fischer to talk about the military and the inspiration that space brings to kids watching the long-distance video call around the country.
But he also asked a revealing, and unsettling, question.
SEE ALSO: Take that, dudes: Female astronaut breaks record for most time spent in space. (http://mashable.com/2017/04/24/female-astronaut-breaks-time-in-space-record/)
Instead of an**uncing his pick for NASA administrator (we're still waiting...) or revealing more about what he's planning for space policy in the next four years, Trump used part of his time to ask Whitson and Fischer a question only he, as president, can answer [emphasis added]:* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/24/donald-trump-space-station-nasa-mars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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President Donald Trump called up to the International Space Station on Monday to congratulate NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson on her record-breaking spaceflight.
Trump used some of his time speaking with Whitson and her fellow crewmember Jack Fischer to talk about the military and the inspiration that space brings to kids watching the long-distance video call around the country.
But he also asked a revealing, and unsettling, question.
SEE ALSO: Take that, dudes: Female astronaut breaks record for most time spent in space. (http://mashable.com/2017/04/24/female-astronaut-breaks-time-in-space-record/)
Instead of an**uncing his pick for NASA administrator (we're still waiting...) or revealing more about what he's planning for space policy in the next four years, Trump used part of his time to ask Whitson and Fischer a question only he, as president, can answer [emphasis added]:* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/04/24/donald-trump-space-station-nasa-mars/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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