NASA’s Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who traveled to the International Space Station on June 5 last year, have repeatedly dismissed claims that they were “stranded” in space. Now, doubling down on their stance, they have spoken out against former President Donald Trump’s accusations that President Joe Biden had “abandoned” them, reaffirming that they are not stuck and remain safe aboard the station.
Astronauts Reject ‘Stranded’ Narrative, Emphasize Commitment to Mission
Ahead of Valentine’s Day this February, the two astronauts reaffirmed that they were not stranded on the ISS. In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday, he asked them about their stance on Trump’s claims.
Butch Wilmore directly challenged the ongoing rhetoric, emphasizing that although he and Williams understood why people were pushing the narrative, it did not reflect their reality.
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“People have called us stranded, abandoned, and stuck from day one—I get it, we both do,” he said. “But our human spaceflight program does not stand for that. We are not abandoned, not stuck, and not stranded.” He also urged others to help “change the rhetoric” to ‘prepared and committed,’ reinforcing their confidence in the mission.
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