The astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission. A malfunction occurred in their Boeing Starliner during takeoff, with thruster failures and helium leaks affecting the spacecraft. NASA officials deemed a return too risky and the capsule returned to Earth without Wilmore and Williams.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX received authorization to run the rescue mission.
In an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Musk claimed he could have returned the astronauts home sooner.
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“We offered to bring them back early,” Musk said. “This offer was rejected by the Biden administration.”
Musk, both on Rogan’s podcast and in his joint interview with President Donald Trump on Fox, said the rejection was due to political reasons.
“There’s no way that they’re going to
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