Barry Wilmore | |
|---|---|
 Wilmore in 2009 | |
| Born | Barry Eugene Wilmore December 29, 1962 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Other names | Butch |
| Education | Tennessee Technological University (BS, MS) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 330 days, 10 hours, 1 minute (currently in space) |
| Selection | NASA Group 18 (2000) |
Total EVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 25 hours, 36 minutes[1] |
| Missions | STS-129[2] Soyuz TMA-14M (Expedition 41/42) Boeing Crew Flight Test/SpaceX Crew-9 (Expedition 71/72) |
Mission insignia |       |
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. 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. As of October 2024[update] he is in space and is set to return to Earth in 2025.
Prior to being selected as a NASA astronaut in July 2000, Wilmore was an experienced Navy test pilot. He also participated in the development of the T-45 Goshawk jet trainer.[1]
- ^ a b c "Astronaut Bio: Barry E. Wilmore" (PDF). NASA. January 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Hodges, Jim (October 1, 2008). "Melvin Will Get Another Flight Into Space". NASA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
