Biden refused SpaceX rescue for stranded astronauts because it would make Trump “look good” – while American heroes languished in space for NINE MONTHS.
At a Glance
- NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stranded on the International Space Station for nine months, despite their mission intended to last less than two weeks
- Boeing’s Starliner capsule experienced critical thruster failures and helium leaks, rendering it unsafe for return travel
- Elon Musk offered to bring the astronauts home early with SpaceX technology, but claims President Biden refused for political reasons
- Astronaut Barry Wilmore publicly confirmed Musk’s account of offering rescue capabilities
- SpaceX Crew-10 mission is finally preparing to launch to retrieve the stranded astronauts after months of delay
Political Games in Space
While Americans are battling inflation, crime, and open borders here on Earth, two of our astronauts have been floating above it all for the past nine months—literally abandoned in space by the Biden administration. What should have been a routine mission of less than two weeks has turned into a half-year-plus orbital prison sentence for Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched aboard Boeing’s problem-plagued Starliner capsule back in June 2024. The craft experienced multiple thruster failures and helium leaks that made returning in it about as appealing as parachuting with a grocery bag.
What makes this cosmic debacle even more infuriating is that Elon Musk—who the left loves to demonize—actually offered to rescue these Americans months ago with his SpaceX technology. But according to Musk himself, Biden’s administration refused the offer. And why? Apparently because it might make Donald Trump and his supporters “look good.” Let that sink in. The party that lectures us endlessly about “following the science” apparently doesn’t believe that applies when there are political points to be scored by leaving Americans stranded in the cold vacuum of space.
The Astronauts Speak
In a moment that should shock absolutely nobody who’s been paying attention to Biden’s America, astronaut Barry Wilmore himself confirmed Musk’s account during a video press conference. When a Washington Post reporter directly asked about Musk’s rescue offer, Wilmore didn’t mince words: “I can only say that what Elon Musk says is absolutely factual.” He couldn’t elaborate further, likely because NASA has its astronauts on the same tight leash that federal agencies keep on all their employees these days—speak the approved narrative or suffer the consequences.
“I can only say that what Elon Musk says is absolutely factual, I don’t know all those details, and I don’t think any of us really can give you the answer that maybe that you would be hoping for.” – astronaut Barry Wilmore
While these brave Americans have been orbiting Earth for most of a year, bureaucrats and politicians have been sitting in comfortable Washington offices, more concerned with optics than human lives. It’s yet another reminder that when government places politics above people, Americans suffer—whether they’re on Main Street or 250 miles above Earth. Of course, it would be a bad look for the administration to admit they need the help of the “dangerous” Elon Musk, wouldn’t it? Better to let our astronauts circle the globe indefinitely.
SpaceX to the Rescue—Finally
After months of needless delay, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 has finally arrived in Florida to prepare for a launch that will bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth. The irony is palpable—after rejecting Musk’s earlier rescue offer, the government is now using SpaceX technology anyway. The Crew-10 team includes NASA astronaut Anne McClain, pilot Nichole Ayers, and mission specialists Takuya Onishi from JAXA and Kirill Peskov from Roscosmos. They’ll launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft—the same reliable technology Musk offered months ago.
“Man, it’s so incredible to fly into this landing strip knowing that we don’t have a return ticket back to Houston.” – NASA astronaut and Crew-10 commander Anne McClain
This entire saga perfectly encapsulates the Biden administration’s approach to governance: politics first, Americans last. While they’ve been busy printing trillions of dollars, destroying our energy independence, and turning our southern border into an open thoroughfare, they couldn’t be bothered to greenlight a rescue mission for two American heroes because it might give the “wrong” political signals. If there’s a better metaphor for how our government has operated these past few years, I haven’t seen it. At least Wilmore and Williams will finally be coming home—no thanks to the administration that abandoned them among the stars.
