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Unpacking claims Biden purposefully left astronauts in space for political gain

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Astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore were stranded on the International Space Station for nine months .

They were scheduled to return to Earth on March 19, 2025 , after a malfunctioning Boeing Starliner capsule.

Elon Musk and President Trump have repeatedly claimed Biden left them stranded.

NASA documents show that the plan to get Williams and Wilmore home had been in discussion as early as August 2024.

NASA announced a steady stream of delays to the Starliner crew's return via teleconferences and news releases.

The Boeing Starliner's technical problems began before its liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida , but it was the issues it encountered before even docking at the ISS .

President Trump ordered NASA and SpaceX to pull the schedule a month earlier .

NASA 's acting administrator, Janet Petro , said in a statement shortly after the astronauts' splash-landing off the coast of Tallahassee , Florida , said "per President Trump 's direction".

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