While the Biden-era bureaucrats at NASA continue to tinker with identity politics and climate buzzwords, Elon Musk just reminded America of a hard truth: without private innovation and patriotic entrepreneurship, our space program is dead in the water. Or worse—dependent on Russia. That’s not an exaggeration. If Musk pulls the plug on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, as he recently threatened, NASA would be forced to send American astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz rockets. You read that right—Russia.
In a move that should alarm every serious American, Musk hinted that he may stop flying NASA astronauts aboard his Crew Dragon spacecraft if political pressure continues to mount against SpaceX. According to Newsmax, the threat comes amidst escalating tension between SpaceX and federal regulators, many of whom are still loyal to the bloated, ineffective status quo of the pre-Trump era. If Musk walks, NASA has virtually no backup plan. The only other ride to orbit? Vladimir Putin’s rocket fleet.
Let’s not forget: for nearly a decade after the Obama administration recklessly ended the Space Shuttle program, American astronauts had no choice but to hitch rides with the Russians. It wasn’t until 2020—under President Trump’s leadership—that we returned to launching Americans from American soil. And who made that happen? Not the government. Not NASA. It was SpaceX. It was Musk. And now, the very forces that sabotaged American space leadership before are back to undermining it again.
The Biden administration spent four years weaponizing federal agencies against anyone who didn’t bow to its agenda. Musk refused to kneel. He opened up Twitter—now X—to free speech. He pushed back against DEI nonsense. He questioned the climate cult. And now, predictably, the establishment is coming after him. This isn’t just about space travel. It’s about punishing independence. It’s about putting the government back in control of everything—science, speech, and now, space.
Here’s the kicker: NASA has already admitted it has no viable alternative if SpaceX walks. Boeing’s Starliner program? Still stuck in delays and technical failures. It hasn’t flown a single operational crewed mission. Meanwhile, Russia’s Soyuz remains the only functioning alternative. That’s where Biden’s legacy leaves us—begging Moscow for access to orbit while our own billion-dollar agency twiddles its thumbs.
Let’s be clear—this is not about whether Musk is perfect. He isn’t. But what’s happening here is a classic example of the American government trying to regulate and harass the very people who are keeping the lights on. SpaceX didn’t just save NASA’s manned flight capabilities. It restored American pride in space exploration. That’s what Trump understood. That’s why he championed the private sector, created the Space Force, and reignited the American spirit of exploration.
Meanwhile, Biden’s crew spent more time worrying about whether the rocket engineers were sufficiently “diverse” than whether the rockets actually worked. And now that Trump is back in the White House, we’re faced with the cleanup job—again. His administration must act decisively. That means protecting private contractors like SpaceX from politically motivated attacks. It means holding NASA accountable for its utter failure to develop a Plan B. And it means reasserting American leadership in space, not outsourcing it to Moscow.
The left will scream about “corporate accountability” and “regulation,” but let’s call this for what it is: sabotage. The same people who let China steal our intellectual property and allowed Russia to bully Europe for energy now want to kneecap the one American company that’s actually launching astronauts into space. It’s insanity. And it’s no accident.
President Trump must make it clear that under his leadership, the United States will not return to the days of Russian dependency. We will not allow critical national infrastructure—whether in space, energy, or defense—to be held hostage by globalists or pencil-pushing bureaucrats. Musk’s warning shot is just that—a warning. The message is simple: get the government off the backs of our innovators, or prepare to crawl back to Moscow.
America doesn’t lead by apologizing. We lead by building. By pushing boundaries. By trusting the people who get things done. It’s time to stand up for that again. Because if we don’t, we’re not just losing our seat at the launch pad—we’re surrendering our future.
