The world’s richest man apparently thought it was a good idea to bully the Federal Aviation Administration chief out of his job.

Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut Barry Wilmore stepped out of the station on Thursday to perform maintenance work and wipe its exterior to check for any surviving Earth microbes.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been on an unexpectedly monthslong assignment after serving on Boeing’s ...