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Starliner commander says politics played no role in crew's extended stay in space

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"We came up prepared to stay long, even though we planned to stay short," says Butch Wilmore .

President Trump blamed Biden administration for extended stay in space.

But Wilmore says he doesn't think politics played any role in the crew's extended mission.

"We're behind it 100% ," he says of the political system.

Crew 10 commander Anne McClain , pilot Nichole Ayers , Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and cosmonaut Kirill Peskov will blast off March 12 .

Crew 9 commander Nick Hague , Alexander Gorbunov , Wilmore and Williams will help their replacements settle in before undocking and returning to Earth .

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