NASA spokeswoman Bethany Stevens believes President Donald Trump ensured the return of two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for more than nine months.
Stevens said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that rescued astronaut Barry Butch “Wilmore and Suni Williams’ mission was “a huge victory for the Trump administration.”
As Trump’s nominee for NASA Chief Executive Jared Isaacman, she said, success is just the beginning.
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SpaceX and Polaris Mission Commander Jared Isaacman left the “Dragon” capsule carrying the Polaris Dawn mission after splashing out on the coast of the Florida dry-infringer on September 15, 2024. (Polaris Project/AFP via Getty Images)
“It’s a huge victory Trump administration. This wouldn’t have happened without President Trump’s intervention. In the next case, he continues to carry out the ambitious space agenda touted by President Trump in his inaugural address, a nominee for confirming his NASA administrator Jared Isaacman. ”
She stressed that Isaacman “is the first civilian to do it.” Humans walk in space” And is a humanitarian who works extensively with St. Jude. Like Trump, Isaacman is also a “outsider.”
“President Trump is also considered an outsider, and the American people sent him back to the office just to show how much they appreciate the business aspects he brought. “I believe he is perfect for the 30 astronauts who supported him and multiple Republican governors, and he is perfect for the helmsman at NASA and to execute the president’s agenda.” ”
Last Tuesday, Wilmore, 62, and Williams, 59, splashed Elon Musk’s SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft a few days ago in the U.S. Gulf on the coast of Tallahassee, Florida.
Stevens makes it clear that NASA is ready to “roll” after returning to Earth safely, but points out that their mission will launch in the center of Washington, D.C.
NASA astronaut Suni Williams landed on the water along the coast of Florida, Florida, on March 18, 2025 after she boarded SpaceX Recovery Ship on SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft. (Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)
Isaacman faces an upcoming Senate confirmation hearing as Trump hopes to receive another nominee for his administration.
Eight Republican governors earlier this month – Ron DeSantis of Florida; Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas; Gregg Abbott of Texas; Bill Lee of Tennessee; Brian Kemp of Georgia; Mike Kehoe of Missouri; Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma – Write to R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. They advocate “fast” confirmation, pointing to the “unparalleled bold initiative capability” of the Trump nominee and Isaacman’s understanding of “the complex landscape of modern space exploration.”
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore landed on the water along the Florida coast in Florida, Florida, on March 18, 2025, following SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft on SpaceX Recovery Ship. (Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)
“I think these governors recognize that the outcome of the November election is the mission of the American people to implement change and achieve change,” Stevens told Fox News numbers. “President Trump has been making this change since day one. The next step is to quickly confirm Jared Isaacman so that we can work on the president’s ambitious space agenda as he touted in his inaugural address.”
“We’re going to go to the moon and Mars and beyond, and we’re currently in less than four years to complete this ambitious agenda,” she said. “And we need to implement his leadership at NASA to get the ball rolling there. So, I think this is the next step towards America being the first to be America.”
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Fox News Digital also received an exclusive letter from Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, another Republican who, along with her fellow leaders, recognized a swift confirmation of NASA administrators.
