Donald Trump on Sunita williams: US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Friday (March 21) that he was not aware that NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Buch Wilmor did not receive overtime salary for unexpectedly increased migration at the International Space Station (ISS). According to the report, both astronauts were to get a total payment of $ 1,430 ($ 5) for 286 days, but it has not been given yet.

Donald Trump reacted to this issue and said, ‘Nobody told me this. If needed, I will pay from my pocket. He further said that this amount is not very much and it is very less than that of astronauts.

Trump praised Spacex and Allen Musk

Trump appreciated Spacex and his CEO Allen Musk, who helped Williams, Wilmore, Nick Heg and Russian Astronaut Alexander Gorbunov back to Earth. All of them were landed in the sea near the coast of Florida through the dragon spacecraft of Spacex on Wednesday (March 19).

Delay due to technical flaws

Sunita Williams and Buch Willmore who were Test Pilots of Boeing’s new Starlineer Capsule. He was sent on an eight -day mission, but he was stuck there for more than nine months. During this time, his spacecraft revealed serious technical problems like helium leaks and the thruster failure, due to which he could not be brought back. Trump said, ‘If we did not have Alan Musk, they could have been stuck there for a long time. The body starts to weaken after nine-ten months and after 14-15 months, the situation could have worsened.

Trump mentioned attacks on Tesla

In his statement, Trump also mentioned Elon Musk’s electric car company Tesla and said that it has recently been a victim of some attacks and sabotage. He compared these incidents to the riots in Capital Hill on 6 January 2021. After this statement by Trump, this matter has become a matter of discussion, but so far there has been no formal response from NASA or US administration.