Butch Wilmore says he believes Biden rejected Musk's offer to bring him and Sunita Williams home, ‘Absolutely factual’
BySumanti Sen
Mar 06, 2025 01:52 PM IST
Butch Wilmore said he believes Elon Musk’s claim that the Biden administration rejected the SpaceX CEO’s offer to bring him and Sunita Williams home.
Butch Wilmore, one of the NASA astronauts trapped on the International Space Station, said he believes Elon Musk’s claim that the Biden administration rejected the SpaceX CEO’s offer to bring him and fellow astronaut Sunita Williams home. Wilmore made the comment during an in-orbit press conference with Williams.
Butch Wilmore says he believes Biden rejected Musk's offer to bring him and Sunita Williams home (NASA via AP, File)(AP)
Butch Wilmore says he believes Biden rejected Musk's offer to bring him and Sunita Williams home (NASA via AP, File)(AP)
Wilmore earlier denied that politics had anything to do with delaying his and Williams’ homecoming. However, he appeared to shift his stance while answering a question about Musk’s claim that Joe Biden had intentionally stalled their rescue.
“I can only say that Mr. Musk, what he says, is absolutely factual … I believe him,” Wilmore said.
Wimore admitted that although he trusts Musk, he and Williams have no knowledge about the behind-closed-doors discussion regarding rescuing them and bringing them home. “We have no information on that, though, whatsoever. What was offered, what was not offered, who it was offered to, how that process went. That’s information that we simply don’t have,” he said.
Butch Wilmore expresses support for Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Wilmore went on to express his support for Donald Trump and Musk. “All of us have the utmost respect for Mr. Musk, and obviously, respect and admiration for our president of the United States, Donald Trump. We appreciate them. We appreciate all that they do for us, for human space flight, for our nation,” Wilmore said.
Williams and Wilmore also answered a question about Musk recently saying on X that the international community should take the ISS out of orbit “as soon as possible” and ensure resources are devoted to reaching Mars. The astronauts did not agree with Musk on this point.
“I actually was extremely impressed coming up here and seeing how much science is going on,” Williams said. “This place is ticking. It’s just really amazing. So I would say we’re actually in our prime right now. … I would think that right now is probably not the right time to say, quit, to call it quits.”
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