Wilmore and Williams may be stranded at the ISS, but it’s Biden, Harris, and their cronies who are Lost in Space.
Milt Harris , Bio and Archives--March 8, 2025
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In June of last year, two American astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were launched on a mission that was intended to last for only eight days. However, the pair have remained marooned at the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Those issues included helium leaks, failed thrusters, and a jammed propellant valve making a return trip to Earth too dangerous to attempt.
The idea that two American astronauts could be stranded for nine months is an embarrassing proposition, even considering that they were in no imminent danger that required an emergency rescue.
Last month, Elon Musk made serious claims about the astronauts' extended stay in space. During an appearance on Fox News with Donald Trump, Musk alleged they were "left up there for political reasons, which is concerning."
On his podcast with Joe Rogan, Musk reiterated his claim that SpaceX offered to rescue the astronauts last year, but the Biden administration rejected his offer.
Musk claims that Biden’s refusal was politically motivated ahead of the presidential election. Musk put it this way:
When initially questioned about Musk’s claim, Wilmore soft peddled his answer, but when asked again, he shifted his response.
In September, SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon capsule to rescue the pair of astronauts, but after it docked at the space station, NASA decided to postpone its return.
While Wilmore expressed his trust in Musk, he mentioned that neither he nor Williams were aware of the private discussions regarding their rescue.
Wilmore also voiced his support for the new president and the world’s richest man.
Williams added:
Wilmore’s sixteen-year-old daughter also thinks something political took place. Daryn Wilmore took to TikTok early last month to express her longing to hug her father again and lament all the family moments he has missed due to the orbital mishap. SpaceX founder Elon Musk attributes the delay in a rescue to the Biden administration’s reluctance to act.
“He’s missed out on a lot. It’s less the fact that he’s up there sometimes; it’s more the fact of why. There’s a lot of politics; there’s a lot of things that I’m not at liberty to say in that I don’t know fully about. But there’s been issues, there’s been negligence. It’s just been issue after issue after issue.”
She said her family gets to speak to her father almost daily and said he’s keeping busy.
NASA has confirmed that SpaceX's Crew-10 mission has been expedited to bring the stranded astronauts home. The mission is scheduled to launch on March 12th, earlier than previously planned, and was made possible by NASA's decision to use a previously used SpaceX capsule.
The two crews will spend about a week together aboard the space station before Wilmore and Williams depart. They will return alongside NASA's Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov. The mission represents the culmination of months of planning to bring the astronauts back to Earth safely.
It’s not surprising that the incompetence of Biden’s administration couldn’t be contained by the Earth’s atmosphere. It bled into every decision they made, and they were always based on personal, political, or monetary gain.
Wilmore and Williams may be stranded at the ISS, but it’s Biden, Harris, and their cronies who are Lost in Space.
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Milt spent thirty years as a sales and operations manager for an international manufacturing company. He is also a four-time published author on a variety of subjects. Now, he spends most of his time researching and writing about conservative politics and liberal folly.