Starliner Astronauts Refuse to Play Into Trump, Musk’s Ploy to Politicize ‘Rescue’ Mission

Posted on March 5, 2025

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing's Crew Flight Test Commander and Pilot respectively, inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station.

The president is trying to pull a political stunt by claiming to rescue the two astronauts, but the Starliner crew shut it down.