Musk says US astronauts are stranded on space station for ‘political reasons’—as they reject claim

Elon Musk accused former President Joe Biden of leaving astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams stranded at the International Space Station for “political reasons.” Musk announced that his SpaceX team plans to return Wilmore and Williams to Earth in about four weeks.

Wilmore and Williams stated, “We don’t feel abandoned, we don’t feel stuck, we don’t feel stranded.”

President Donald Trump supported Musk’s mission and committed to prioritizing the astronauts’ return.