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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 ...

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.

NASA and Congress Wrestle Over the Space Station—and How to Replace It

Acting administrator Sean Duffy directed NASA to support a broad set of private space-station work as officials battle over ...

SpaceX punches through Crew-11 launch while NASA mulls space station commitment

SpaceX was back one day after a weather-related scrub and threaded the needle amid threatening clouds to send up the Crew-11 ...

NASA and SpaceX launch fresh crew to the space station on second try

The three-man one-woman crew plans to spend at least six months and possibly longer aboard the International Space Station.