Kathy Lueders, chief of NASA’s human spaceflight operations, said: “Serena is an extremely well-respected crew member who has served her country and made invaluable contributions to the agency.
“And I stand behind Serena – we stand behind Serena and her professional conduct and I did not find this accusation credible.”
Similarly, Senator Bill Nelson, the Joe Biden-appointed NASA administrator, took to Twitter to say: “I wholeheartedly agree with Kathy’s statement.
“I fully support Serena and I will always stand behind our astronauts.”
However, Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscomos, has since come out to deny the accusations.
source: express.co.uk