As we’ve reported, NASA astronauts were rescued by SpaceX after being stranded in space aboard the International Space Station for more than nine months. Their trip was supposed to last eight days, but problems with the Boeing Starliner that was supposed to return them to earth left them floating weightless out in the ether.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk had offered his help to the Biden administration, but he reported that they turned him down for “political reasons.” Putting the lives of brave astronauts on the line for a few extra votes tells you everything you need to know about that failure of a president, Joe Biden.
President Trump made their return a priority, and after a spectacular SpaceX rescue mission, they are safely back on terra firma.
On Monday, they gave their first interview since returning home and how they tried to make the best of a trying situation.
“My first thought was we’ve just got to pivot,” Williams said, recalling the moment the duo learned their return would be delayed.
“If our spacecraft was going to go home based on decisions made here, and we were going to be up there ’til February, I was like, ‘Let’s make the best of it.'”
A little “excited” about the prospect of spending months in orbit, Williams enthused about her love for living in space – witnessing “scientific experiments” unfolding around them and seeing the changes made to the International Space Station since her last visit.
“I’m honored to be a little part of it,” she added.