'What a lie’: Astronaut who took SpaceX to ISS rejects Musk’s claim that Biden abandoned Wilmore, Williams

In an interview with Fox News, Musk had claimed that former President Joe Biden had intentionally left two American astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for political reasons Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station. The exchange, where Andy called Musk a liar, came after the SpaceX CEO accused former President Joe Biden of intentionally leaving two American astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for political reasons. Mogensen, a European Space Agency astronaut who has flown to the ISS twice, including aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in 2023, disputed Musk’s claims, pulling no punches in his response. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home.… — Andreas Mogensen February 20, 2025 Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams stuck in space NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams travelled to the ISS in June aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for what was intended to be an eight-day test mission.