NASA astronauts were saved by SpaceX, after they had been stranded on the International Space Station in space for over nine months. The trip was meant to last for eight days, but a problem with the Boeing Starliner, which was supposed to return them to Earth, left them weightless in the ether.
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, had offered to help the Biden administration but was turned down because of “political” reasons. Putting the lives of the astronauts at risk for votes tells us everything we need to know about the failure that is Joe Biden.
President Trump made their return a priority, and after a spectacular SpaceX rescue mission, they are safely back on terra firma.
They gave their first interviews since returning to the United States on Monday.
“My first thought was we’ve just got to pivot,” Williams said, recalling the moment the duo learned their return would be delayed.
“If we had to stay up there until February because of decisions made here, I thought, let us make the most out of it.”
Williams was “excited” at the prospect of living in space for months, and she gushed about how much she loved it. She said that they love watching “scientific experiments”, as well as the changes to the International Space Station made since her last trip.
She added, “I feel honored to have a small part in it.”
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“I trust them, I respect them… They’ve earned my confidence. For that, I am very grateful. It is empowering and strengthens our nation. I am just happy that they are involved and that they pay attention… It’s important, and I’m grateful that they and more people have taken notice.”
Wilmore spoke of his duty to humanity and the importance of space travel.
It’s all about the human spaceflight programme. Hemmer told him, “It’s about our national goals.”
“And I must wrap… my mind around, what does our nation need out of me right now? That’s going back to when we’re in the fleet, and we’re operating from the pointy end of the spear… We’re an instrument of our nation, of our national goals. Did I think about not being there for my daughter’s high school year? Of course. But… we’ve trained them to be resilient, my daughters and my family.”
Wilmore said that his family has to be resilient and understand that “test flights” are not a given.
He continued, “We don’t know what will happen. We may not be back within eight days or however the plan was. Focus on this, on the mission. We certainly deal with personal issues, but that can’t interfere with my current mission.”
Both brave astronauts seemed to be in great shape despite the health problems that come with such a prolonged absence of gravity. Wilmore responded to the question of what they would like to tell Trump and Musk:
“I respect you, and I trust you,” Wilmore said.
“I’m grateful that our leaders are participating in the human spaceflight programme, which is of global importance to us, and they play an active part. It’s refreshing and empowering to see them do that, based on what we’ve seen in the past. It strengthens our nation. I think that it is good for our country when national leaders are involved, especially in a process with high visibility. “I’m very grateful for that.”
The whole episode shows, once again, the difference between an honest leader and one who is merely looking for power. Bless the brave astronauts and welcome back!
