Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been stuck at the International Space Station since June Elon Musk says Donald Trump has asked SpaceX to rescue two astronauts who have been in space for more than seven months — even though NASA has said there's a plan in place.

President Donald Trump asked billionaire Elon Musk to “go get” two astronauts that have been aboard the International Space Station since June 2024, claiming the Biden administration had “virtually abandoned” them even though NASA has said for months it plans to bring them home soon.

NASA previously planned to return Wilmore and Williams as part of a crew returning in late March, using SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft that has been at the ISS for months.