Whatsapp Facebook Twitter In an interview with Fox News, Musk had claimed that former President Joe Biden had intentionally left two American astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for political reasons — Andreas Mogensen (@Astro_Andreas) February 20, 2025 Musk resorted to name-calling, telling Mogensen he was “fully retarded”. Musk claimed SpaceX could have brought the astronauts home months ago and that he had offered to do so. There is little to no evidence to back up the claim Musk has made. Mogensen pushed back against Musk’s assertions, writing: “Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September.” Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla. You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home.…