The US government could not get its two astronauts stranded in space back to earth. Elon Musk had to send SpaceX to rescue them. https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/03/19/the-us-government-could-not-get-its-two-astronauts-stranded-in-space-back-to-earth-elon-musk-had-to-send-spacex-to-rescue-them/