Butch Wilmore — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy test pilot.
Veteran of three spaceflights, accumulating 464 days off Earth and 32 hours outside a spacecraft.
Served as pilot on Space Shuttle Atlantis for mission STS-129.
Piloted the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station on June 5, 2024.
Selected as a NASA astronaut in July 2000.
Holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in electrical engineering from Tennessee Tech and a Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee.
Accumulated over 8,000 hours of flight time and 663 carrier landings as a Navy test pilot.

Biography

Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a retired NASA astronaut and a decorated United States Navy test pilot. He is a veteran of three spaceflights, having spent a total of 464 days off Earth and 32 hours outside of a spacecraft. Wilmore's extensive career includes serving as pilot with five other crew members on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the STS-129 mission in November 2009, which involved an 11-day journey to the International Space Station.