India, March 17 -- Elon Musk has taken to X to share an old video showing stranded NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore expressing gratitude to him and President Donald Trump. The two astronauts are finally returning to Earth after spending almost nine months in space.

In the 25-second clip Musk shared, Williams says, "We are coming back before long so don't make those plans without me. We'll be back before too long."

Wilmore can be heard saying, "All of us have the utmost respect for Mr. Musk, and obviously, respect and admiration for our president of the United States, Donald Trump. We appreciate them. We appreciate all that they do for us, for human space flight, for our nation."

Trump and Musk previously claimed that W...