NASA spokeswoman says rescue mission “wouldn’t have happened without” Trump
NASA has credited the return of Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams to US President Donald Trump. The two astronauts returned to Earth on March 18 after being stranded in space for nine months. Their week-long stay at the International Space Station (ISS) was extended after their Boeing Starliner encountered technical difficulties. As the duo splashed down off the coast of Florida earlier this month, a NASA spokeswoman described the rescue mission as a “huge win for the Trump administration.”
Elon Musk’s SpaceX took over the mission
After the Boeing spacecraft experienced failures, Elon Musk’s aeronautics company stepped in to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
“This is a huge win for the Donald Trump administration. And it would not have happened without President Trump’s intervention. Up next on the docket, to continue implementing President Trump’s ambitious space agenda that he touted in his inaugural address is to confirm his nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman,” NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens told Fox News.
Donald Trump’s leadership and Isaacman’s nomination
Stevens further stated, “President Donald Trump was also once considered an outsider, and the American people have put him back into office, just showing how much they appreciate the business side that he brings to the table. And Mr. Isaacman also has a background as an entrepreneur of an extremely successful business.”
“I believe that he is well-suited, as do 30 astronauts who wrote in support of him and multiple GOP governors, that he is well-suited to take the helm here at NASA and to implement the president’s agenda,” she added, referring to Isaacman, who was nominated by Trump in January 2025 to serve as the next administrator of NASA.
