Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have responded to President Donald Trump’s claim that they were “abandoned” in orbit, saying “we don’t feel abandoned, we don’t feel stuck, we don’t feel stranded.”
In a recent interview with CNN host Anderson Cooper, Wilmore said the two astronauts are well-prepared and committed to their mission. “We come prepared. We come committed,” he stated.
Trump’s comments came hours after Williams and Wilmore joined fellow Americans on the space station for an exclusive interview with USA TODAY. The astronauts discussed life on the orbital outpost, including their delayed return to Earth due to technical issues with the Starliner spacecraft.
NASA has since confirmed that the astronauts’ homecoming may take place sooner than expected, pending mission readiness, after the Crew-10 mission is launched on March 12.
Source: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/18/starliner-astronauts-not-stuck-space-trump-musk-stranded/79057218007