Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 04:18am on 27 Mar 2025,Thursday International
NASA has credited former President Donald Trump’s intervention for the successful rescue of astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams, who were stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) due to technical failures in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Originally planned as a short mission, their stay extended to nine months. The White House stated that Trump personally directed NASA and SpaceX to expedite a rescue mission. NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens emphasized that without Trump’s direct involvement, the safe return of the astronauts would not have been possible, calling it a significant moment in U.S. space history. (PC: Hindustan Times)
