O ex-astronauta Chiao apoia a decisão da NASA de manter astronautas na ISS, citando os riscos da SpaceX. Former astronaut Chiao supports NASA's decision to keep astronauts on ISS, citing SpaceX risks.

O astronauta aposentado Leroy Chiao apoiou a decisão da NASA de manter os astronautas Butch Wilmore e Suni Williams na Estação Espacial Internacional no verão passado, em vez de usar um dragão da SpaceX para trazê-los de volta. Retired astronaut Leroy Chiao backed NASA's decision to keep astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the International Space Station last summer, instead of using a SpaceX Dragon to bring them back. Chiao concordou com Elon Musk que uma nave SpaceX poderia ter sido usada, mas observou que o risco não valeu a pena, dado os problemas com o Boeing Starliner, que tinha vazamentos de hélio e problemas de propulsor. Chiao agreed with Elon Musk that a SpaceX craft could have been used, but noted the risk was not worth it, given the issues with the Boeing Starliner, which had helium leaks and thruster problems.