Barry E. Wilmore

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Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had three spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station. Wilmore was designated as pilot with five other crew members on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission STS-129. He served as part of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station, and in 2024 returned to the ISS on the Boeing Crew Flight Test, the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner. He is currently in space and is set to return to Earth in 2025.

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SpaceX rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts back to Earth docks at ISS NASA decided using the Boeing Starliner capsule to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth was too risky following a string of technical glitches on their outwards journey. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:17Published on September 30, 2024

SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts back from ISS By the time Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth they will have logged more than eight months in space. Their original mission was due to last for a week. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published on September 29, 2024

NASA preparing mission to bring stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts back to Earth from ISS Places on NASA’s Crew-9 mission have been reduced to make room for Wilmore and Williams on the return trip. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:25Published on September 25, 2024

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Astronauts' Spacesuits Incompatible With Potential Rescue Craft Two astronauts currently stuck in space are facing a potential wardrobe malfunction -- their spacesuits won't fit on a potential rescue craft. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are still orbiting Earth.. TMZ.com - Published on August 23, 2024
Astronauts Stuck In Space May Be Stranded Until 2025 Due To Boeing Issues, NASA Two astronauts stranded in space for more than 60 days may have to keep orbiting the Earth until early 2025 ... because their Boeing spacecraft appears unable to bring them home. NASA is now saying.. TMZ.com - Published on August 8, 2024