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The return concludes a five-month stay at the ISS for Crew-10 members—National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration ...
The Mt. Juliet native reportedly flew in four different spacecraft and spent 464 days in space during his time with NASA.
Members of the Crew-10 were preparing on Friday to depart from the International Space Station aboard the Dragon 9 spacecraft ...
Astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died in Illinois, his family announced. Lovell, 97, ...
Tennessee native Barry “Butch” Wilmore announced his retirement from NASA Wednesday, accumulating a total of 464 days in space across three missions and five spacewalks during his 25 years of service.
Tennessee Tech University honored two-time graduate, university trustee and astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore upon his ...
Astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore has retired after 25 years of service at NASA, the space agency announced.
Wilmore earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Tennessee Tech and a master’s degree in aviation systems from the ...
"His lasting legacy of fortitude will continue to impact and inspire the Johnson workforce, future explorers, and the nation ...
The 1981 Mt. Juliet High School graduate has logged 464 days in space over three flights during his NASA career.
Cmdr. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and pilot Sunita “Suni” Williams were originally Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts as they tested out Boeing’s experimental Starliner capsule last year.
PASADENA, Texas (BP) – Barry Wilmore attended his first elders meeting in nearly a year at Providence Baptist Church on April 10. His absence was understandable. Wilmore, known by many as “Butch,” had ...