This is not true. It was to do both. Their "ride home" was damaged on the way up and cannot return safely with a crew, Biden refused to use SpaceX and the folks they used had poorly designed spacecraft, nobody should be hiring Boeing for anything at this time they cannot get anything right. The Boeing Starliner cannot returned manned. The crew cannot get home until a new spacecraft reaches the ISS.
One of the NASA astronauts trapped on the International Space Station said he believes Elon Musk’s claim that the Biden administration rejected his offer to help bring the team home.
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