Trump urged Elon Musk to bring back the astronauts stranded on the ISS in the summer of 2024.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to "go help" two astronauts who have been stranded in space since 2024. Trump blamed former President Joe Biden for "leaving them there for so long." Although back in August of last year, Musk's space company was tasked with bringing the two astronauts back to Earth in February after NASA officials deemed Boeing's Starliner unsuitable for the mission. This was reported by Daily Mail.

"I just asked Elon Musk and SpaceX to 'go get' two brave astronauts who the Biden administration essentially abandoned. They have been waiting on the space station for many months. Elon will be on his way soon. I hope everything goes well. Good luck, Elon!" Trump wrote on January 28 on his platform, Truth Social.

The 53-year-old billionaire vowed in his post to bring back Butch Wilmore, 62, and Sunita Williams, 59, "as soon as possible."

He reiterated accusations against former President Joe Biden for allegedly not taking action earlier.

"It's terrible that the Biden administration left them there for so long," Musk lamented. He did not mention that his company SpaceX was tasked in August 2024 to return Wilmore and Williams to Earth in February 2025 after NASA officials deemed Boeing's Starliner unsuitable for this mission. Nevertheless, NASA is not abandoning Boeing: Administrator Bill Nelson stated that he is "100% confident that Starliner will fly again."

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stranded on the International Space Station since June 5. Initially, their visit was expected to last only eight days, but NASA decided for safety reasons to send the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which they arrived on, back to Earth without people on board.

Earlier this month, Wilmore and Williams told NASA management, "Ultimately, we want to go home."

Williams also told high school students in Massachusetts, from which she graduated, that she is now "trying to remember what it feels like to walk. I haven't walked. I haven't sat. I haven't laid down."

The astronaut also shared that the months-long delay in returning to Earth has been a significant shock for her and her colleague.

The pair was destined for an extended stay on the International Space Station due to a series of engine failures and helium leaks in the Boeing capsule, which marred their journey to the space station.

As a result, they found themselves in a waiting zone while engineers conducted tests and discussed what to do about the return flight.

However, NASA denies that the astronauts are stranded, noting that Trump's directive may simply be a way to shame his predecessor.

The administration has already determined that returning Williams and Wilmore to Earth on a Boeing spacecraft is too risky, and announced in the summer that instead, they would return on a SpaceX spacecraft.

"It was not an easy decision, but it is absolutely the right one," said Jim Free, NASA's Deputy Administrator, at that time.

It is noted that if Williams and Wilmore had left before the arrival of a new crew, only one astronaut—Don Pettit—would have been left on board, who would have had to manage the entire American segment of the International Space Station.

However, the Crew-10 mission, which was supposed to head to the International Space Station to rescue Williams and Wilmore, has been delayed for at least a month, as the new fifth Crew Dragon spacecraft from SpaceX has not yet been operational.

The mission is now not expected to begin until late March or early April, meaning that Williams and Wilmore will have to stay there for a few more months before they can return to Earth.

Recall that on January 17, the most powerful rocket in the world, Starship, was launched from SpaceX's launch site in Texas as part of its seventh test flight. However, the upper stage of the mega-rocket ultimately exploded over the Atlantic Ocean a few minutes after launch.

Now on the shores of the Turks and Caicos Islands, where observers saw the incredible sight of falling debris from the spacecraft, the wreckage of Elon Musk's spacecraft is appearing.