Barry « Butch » Wilmore, one of the astronauts stuck at the International Space Station, said the statements of Spacex and the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk Joe Biden He refused to rescue them are in fact, although he admitted that he did not know the nature of closed doors discussions.
Wilmore and Astronaut companion Suni Williams Launched from its Boeing Starliner spacecraft in June 2024 for a mission that lasted only eight days. However, after the spacecraft had technical problems, and NASA determined that it was not certain that it would reach Earth with astronauts on board, Wilmore and Williams have been stuck at the international space station for months.
Wilmore said he trusts Musk, who previously told Sean Hannity of Fox News on February 18 that Biden left astronauts in space for « political reasons ».
« I can only say that Mr. Musk, what he says, is absolutely factual … I believe it, » Wilmore said on Tuesday during a orbit press conference, according to the New York Post.
However, Wilmore later admitted that he had no first -hand knowledge of any conversation to achieve his rescue.
NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore Astronauts, both Flight EXPEDITION 71, make the pizza on board the International Space Station Galera located inside the Unity Module on September 9, 2024. (NASA AP)
« But we don’t have information about it, » Wilmore said. « What was offered, what was not offered, who was offered, how this process went. This is the information we simply do not have. »
A spokesman for Biden did not respond immediately to a Fox News Digital Comment Request.
The Spacex Dragon is scheduled to start a rescue mission on Wednesday and reach a space station to recover Wilmore and Williams, according to NASA.
The Boeing Starliner Space returns to Earth without crew
President Donald Trump has promised to bring home two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. (Reuters)
« Elon (Musk) is now preparing a boat to climb and get them, » President Donald Trump He told journalists on Thursday. « We love you and come to achieve -and you should not have been there so long. »
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« The most incompetent president in our history has allowed this to happen to you, but this president will not let this happen, » said Trump.
Alexandra Koch of Fox News contributed to this report.
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