NASA Admits It Left Astronauts Stranded in Space for Over 9 Months Due to Money

Written by Bruno Teles

Published on 12/03/2025 at 23:31

Faltou dinheiro porque a NASA priorizou outros gastos, incluindo contratos de Diversidade, Equidade e Inclusão (DEI) e pagamentos questionáveis a fornecedores. Além disso, um relatório revelou que a agência desperdiçou milhões em taxas de premiação para contratos de motores e propulsores do SLS.

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Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Stayed at the International Space Station for Almost a Year While NASA Spent Billions on Other Projects.

Two NASA astronauts were stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months. The reason? According to the agency itself, bringing the duo back earlier would be very costly.

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the ISS on June 6, 2023, for a mission that was supposed to last only eight days. However, technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner capsule prevented their safe return. NASA could have used a SpaceX capsule to bring them back sooner but ruled out that option to save money.

NASA Chose to Cut Costs Instead of Rescuing Astronauts

Ken Bowersox, NASA administrator, revealed that SpaceX offered several solutions to bring the astronauts back earlier. However, the agency decided not to spend more resources.

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Elon Musk Claims Biden Prevented Rescue

Elon Musk stated that President Biden rejected his offer to bring the astronauts back earlier because it could benefit Donald Trump in the election against Kamala Harris. According to him, the decision was motivated by political reasons, not technical ones.

Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, claimed he offered help to bring the astronauts back. According to him, the Biden administration declined the proposal because a successful rescue could “make Donald Trump look good” in the elections against Kamala Harris.

In August 2023, NASA officially announced its decision to keep the astronauts at the ISS. At the time, Bill Nelson, the agency’s administrator, assured that “politics played no role in this decision”.

The Return Home Is Scheduled

Now, after nine months of waiting, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally scheduled to return to Earth on March 16, 2024. They will travel aboard a SpaceX capsule, which has been docked at the ISS since September.

Before departure, the astronauts will spend two days training the new crew that arrived at the station. If everything goes as planned, they will land on Earth on Sunday.

NASA Admits It Left Astronauts Stranded in Space for Over 9 Months Due to Money

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Stayed at the International Space Station for Almost a Year While NASA Spent Billions on Other Projects.

NASA Chose to Cut Costs Instead of Rescuing Astronauts

Elon Musk Claims Biden Prevented Rescue

The Return Home Is Scheduled

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