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Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore retires after nine months in space
The astronaut ends a 25-year career after his last mission saw him spend much longer than expected on the ISS.
NASA’s Butch Wilmore retires from astronaut corps after spending 9 unexpected months in space
The astronaut is stepping away from NASA shortly after returning from a troubled test flight that left him aboard the ISS ...
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Butch Wilmore, 1 of 9 astronauts to graduate from UT Space Institute, retires from NASA
Astronaut and University of Tennessee graduate Barry "Butch" Wilmore has announced his retirement from NASA. The news comes ...
Tennessee native, NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore retires after 25 years, three space trips
The 1981 Mt. Juliet High School graduate has logged 464 days in space over three flights during his NASA career.
Meet the Minneapolis astronaut preparing to head to the International Space Station
Dr. Anil Menon will head to the space station on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft in June 2026 as a flight engineer and ...
Astronauts Head to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station ...
SpaceX delivers four astronauts to International Space Station 15 hours after launch
The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space ...
NASA announces retirement of veteran astronaut Butch Wilmore after 25 years of service
Captain Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after flying Boeing Starliner's first crewed test mission and completing five spacewalks at International Space Station.
Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight
Wilmore, 62, had already retired from the Navy. Williams, 59, also a retired Navy captain, is still with NASA. She joined ...