President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Monday that former President Joe Biden is to blame for the astronauts who have been stuck in space for nine months.
“I just spoke with the Acting Administrator of NASA, Janet Petro. She is coordinating our Team of highly respected Scientists, Space Engineers, and various other ‘geniuses,’ who has agreed to let our Astronauts come home long prior to the two week period originally approved by NASA,” wrote Trump
He said that Janet told him, “Let’s bring them home NOW, Sir!”
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“This began when I asked Elon Musk to go up and get the abandoned Astronauts, because the Biden Administration was incapable of doing so. They shamefully forgot about the Astronauts, because they considered it to be a very embarrassing event for them – Another thing I inherited from that failed group of incompetents,” said Trump.
The astronauts have been stuck on the ISS since June because the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing had propulsion problems with helium leaks, and it was deemed “unfit” to fly back in the scheduled September flight, CBS News reported at the time.
The next date was Dec. 17, 2024, “after the agency’s new SpaceX crew arrives at the space station,” said CBS.
NASA then announced on Dec. 17 that the date would be changed again.
“The change gives NASA and SpaceX teams time to complete processing on a new Dragon spacecraft for the mission. The new spacecraft is set to arrive to the company’s processing facility in Florida in early January,” the statement from NASA read at the time.
The SpaceX craft, along with four crew members, finally docked at the space station at the weekend.
“Elon and I have taken on the project, sending up the SpaceX Dragon, which has successfully docked and, hopefully, while there is always danger involved in such a mission, they will soon be on their way home — Taking off tomorrow, and landing on Wednesday. Exact times will be provided to you. Safety always comes first, and maximum standards are being adhered to. But after eight long months for a mission that was supposed to be eight days, IT IS TIME. I look forward to seeing Butch and Suni, and thank you again to NASA and Janet Petro!” Trump closed.