'Ride Rialing Works Even If...': Elon Musk Jokes About SpaceX Rescuing NASA Astronauts

Washington: Elon Musk is back at his game by making serious things into light-hearted banter, and a recent comment was made on the rescue operation for NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. This comes as NASA decided to bring the astronauts back to Earth on a SpaceX spacecraft due to technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner, where Musk couldn’t resist cracking a joke on X.

It all started when a user posted a picture of Williams and Wilmore on the International Space Station (ISS) with the caption, "Who would have guessed that SpaceX would beat Tesla to market with a ride-hailing service?"

Responding to this playful comment, Musk humorously said, "Potential Tesla/SpaceX collab: ride hailing works even if you’re in space!"

Earlier, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made an allegation against NASA following the announcement that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth only in 2025.

Boeing's space mission involving its Starliner spacecraft has encountered more controversy, with the recent announcement that the mission's two astronauts will return to Earth aboard a SpaceX spacecraft in February next year. The two astronauts are currently at the International Space Station. The mission, originally planned to last eight days, could now extend beyond eight months.

Responding to a post about the Boeing mission, Musk alleged, "Hardly anyone knows that there was a massive effort to block SpaceX from providing astronaut transport for NASA."

The post to which Musk responded read, "Boeing was paid billions more than SpaceX to be seven years late on a mission it could not complete . . . And will now be rescued from total disaster by SpaceX. Never forget, many bureaucrats wanted to sole source all of this to Boeing."