Air Force None After leaving the federal government's operations in shambles and causing major confusion over healthcare funding, SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk is prioritizing the delivery of a pair of luxurious Boeing 747s so he and president Donald Trump can jet around in style.

Elon Musk has taken on a new role as the First Buddy: monitoring the progress on the long-awaited revamped Air Force One jets. The new Air Force One planes, made by Boeing, are currently $2.7 billion over budget and three years behind schedule.

Elon Musk took to X to state President Trump has asked for the quick return of two NASA astronauts who flew to space in June.

"NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions," Cheryl Warner, NASA's news chief at the agency's headquarters, said in a statement to reporters.

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While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already slated to fly home on a SpaceX capsule as part of a scheduled crew rotation.

Despite the statement from President Trump, NASA had already scheduled the astronauts' return for late March or April.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office.

Trump Tasks Elon Musk To Bring Home Stranded Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore |Firstpost America |N18G US President Donald Trump has tasked billionaire Elon Musk to bring back stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore from the International Space Station.

A spokesperson with NASA, which oversees SpaceX’s flights to the ISS, said “NASA and SpaceX are expeditiously working to safely return the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as soon as practical, while also preparing for the launch of Crew-10 to complete a handover between expeditions.”

In a post on X Tuesday, Musk blamed former president Biden and his administration for the delay in the astronauts' return.