{"id":2332000,"date":"2024-08-27T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamalas-fault-two-astronauts-are-stuck-in-space-until-2025-critics-blame-harris\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T22:14:10","slug":"kamalas-fault-two-astronauts-are-stuck-in-space-until-2025-critics-blame-harris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamalas-fault-two-astronauts-are-stuck-in-space-until-2025-critics-blame-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala&#8217;s Fault: Two Astronauts Are Stuck in Space Until 2025, Critics Blame Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamalas-fault-two-astronauts-are-stuck-in-space-until-2025-critics-blame-harris%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2332000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two NASA astronauts, Barry &#8220;Butch&#8221; Wilmore and Sunita &#8220;Suni&#8221; Williams, are expected\u2063 to remain on the International Space Station until\u2063 early 2025 due to \u2063technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which was \u2064supposed to return them to Earth \u2062on June 14. As the situation deteriorated and critical\u200c missions were scrapped, NASA&#8217;s response to the emergency \u200chas drawn \u200bcriticism, particularly towards Vice President Kamala Harris, who heads the National Space Council. Critics blame her leadership for the astronauts&#8217; prolonged stay \u200bin space, suggesting that her political ambitions may influence decisions regarding their return. The\u2063 government is now relying on SpaceX to safely bring the astronauts\u2062 home, overshadowing NASA&#8217;s capabilities. This situation has raised\u2062 questions about\u2064 accountability and leadership\u2064 within NASA and the implications of political oversight.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two NASA astronauts will likely be stranded in space until early next year, and many are placing the blame on one individual&rsquo;s shoulders &mdash; Vice President and 2024 Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>On June 5, astronauts Barry &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Wilmore and Sunita &ldquo;Suni&rdquo; Williams traveled to the International Space Station via Boeing&rsquo;s Starliner spacecraft. The two were expected to return on June 14, but helium leaks and a thruster issue have kept the Starliner stranded, per <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/nasa-astronauts-stuck-waiting-aboard-iss-return-earth\/story?id=111399962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two may have to wait until early 2025 to return to Earth. According to Fox News&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LucasFoxNews\/status\/1827395437697130718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucas Tomlinson<\/a>, NASA scrapped a dodgy mission that would have returned the astronauts home sooner.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the government has been forced to turn to the private sector; more specifically, they&rsquo;ve turned to Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boeing-staffers-humiliated-elon-musks-spacex-steps-save-stranded-astronauts-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which will return Wilmore and Williams home<\/a> early next year via a much safer route than NASA&rsquo;s scrapped plan.<\/p>\n<p>Given the disaster this situation is for NASA, many have asked the obvious question: Who is in charge?<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Who is highest up in the government leadership overseeing the security of NASA operations?<\/p>\n<p>The answer: Vice President Harris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what happens when you put Kamala in charge of the National Space Council <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Od1dBsrbQY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Od1dBsrbQY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1828049377467699399?\">August 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what happens when you put Kamala in charge of the National Space Council,&rdquo; the Daily Wire&rsquo;s Ben Shapiro said in response to news of the stranding.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/01\/politics\/kamala-harris-chair-national-space-council\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, Harris took on the role of National Space Council chair in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/spacecouncil\/#:~:text=The%20NSpC%20synchronizes%20the%20nation's,Administration%20Authorization%20Act%20of%201989.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>, the National Space Council is responsible for coordinating &ldquo;the nation&rsquo;s civil, commercial, and national security space activities to advance the broader priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among her personal priorities were introducing diversity standards into the workforce, per CNN. By doing so, Harris aimed to &ldquo;put her own personal stamp on the Council.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shapiro and other critics argue that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-campaign-forces-kamala-harris-debate-devastating-new-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> did in fact leave her own personal stamp, albeit not in the positive way that she had hoped.<\/p>\n<p>Another scathing critique placing the blame for this failure at Harris&rsquo;s feet came from the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/15\/opinion\/astronauts-butch-wilmore-and-suni-williams-being-held-hostage-by-kamala-harris-ambitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post&rsquo;s editorial board<\/a> on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, the Post argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/libs-freak-invent-insane-perverted-controversy-involving-jesse-watters-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> now has an incentive to leave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-staffers-humiliated-as-elon-musks-spacex-steps-in-to-save-stranded-astronauts-report\/\" title=\"Boeing Staffers &#039;Humiliated&#039; as Elon Musk&#039;s SpaceX Steps in to Save Stranded Astronauts: Report\">astronauts stranded<\/a> until after Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rotten luck for astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams: Not only have a series of poor decisions by NASA and Boeing leadership got them stuck in space, but now they&rsquo;re being held hostage by Kamala Harris&rsquo; political ambitions,&rdquo; the Post wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s right: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sends-harris-to-space\/\" title=\"Biden Sends Harris to Space\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> chairs<\/a> the National Space Council, which is supposed to give NASA its direction &mdash; which means she already s blame for this mess, and is best served by just letting the &lsquo;castaways&rsquo; rot until after Election Day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One thing is clear. Even if NASA comes up with some other answer, those astronauts won&rsquo;t come home before November. 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Astronauts Barry &#8220;Butch&#8221; Wilmore and Sunita &#8220;Suni&#8221; Williams launched to the International Space Station on June 5 using Boeing&#8217;s Starliner spacecraft. They were scheduled to return on June 14, but issues such as helium leaks and a thruster malfunction have left them stuck, according to ABC News. Their return may be delayed until early 2025. Fox News&#8217; Lucas Tomlinson reported that NASA abandoned a problematic mission that could have expedited their homecoming. Consequently, NASA has turned to Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX for a safer alternative route back home early next year.<\/p>\n<p>This predicament has raised questions about leadership accountability within NASA operations, with many pointing fingers at Vice President Harris as she oversees the National Space Council. Ben Shapiro from The Daily Wire commented on this situation by stating that it reflects poorly on her leadership of the council since she assumed the role in 2021. The National Space Council is tasked with coordinating various space activities aligned with Biden-Harris Administration priorities, including diversity initiatives championed by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that her focus on personal agendas may have contributed negatively to this crisis. An editorial from the New York Post further criticized Harris for potentially having political motivations behind delaying the astronauts&#8217; return until after Election Day, suggesting they are being held &#8220;hostage&#8221; by her ambitions due to her position leading the National Space Council.<\/p>\n<p>The Post emphasized that regardless of any alternative solutions proposed by NASA, it seems unlikely those astronauts will come back before November because of Harris\u2019s electoral considerations\u2014implying ultimate responsibility lies with her during this challenging time for both NASA and its crew members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-and-Astronauts.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[20139,32438,35795,36262,39459],"class_list":["post-2332000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-astronauts","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-criticism","tag-space-exploration","tag-space-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Harris-and-Astronauts.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}