Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore (born December 29, 1962) is an American NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. [1] He has had three spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station.

Sep 26, 2024 · Barry E. Wilmore (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.) is a veteran of two spaceflights and has accumulated 178 days in space. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6.

Jan 28, 2025 · Barry “Butch” E. Wilmore was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2000. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6.

Sep 26, 2024 · Barry E. Wilmore (Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.) is a veteran of two spaceflights and has accumulated a total of 178 days in space. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024 for its first crewed flight, arriving at the space station on June 6.

Wilmore performed three spacewalks to prepare for new international docking adapters and future U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. In addition, he completed a spacewalk with fellow astronaut Reid Wiseman to replace a failed voltage regulator.

Jun 5, 2024 · Tennessee Tech University applauded the return to space of its university trustee and two-time graduate Barry “Butch” Wilmore with the Boeing Starliner’s successful June 5 launch.

Nov 16, 2009 · Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Samokutyayev alongside Flight Engineers, Yelena Serova (RSA) & Barry E. Wilmore (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.

Jul 26, 2000 · Captain, USN; Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Tennessee Technical University (TTU), 1985; master of science in Aviation Systems, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1994; master of science in electrical engineering from the TTU, 1994; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 17; he served as Test Pilot/Instructor ...

He has flown missions in support of Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield and Southern Watch over the skies of Iraq, as well as missions over Bosnia in support of U. S. and NATO interests. Wilmore successfully completed 21 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm while operating from the flight deck of the USS Kennedy.

Wilmore completed 5900 flight hours and 663 carrier landings in tactical jet aircraft. He also completed 21 missions in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, 4 operational deployments flying the A-7E and FA-18 aircraft and has flown missions over Bosnia.