The 1981 Mt. Juliet High School graduate has logged 464 days in space over three flights during his NASA career.

After 25 years of distinguished service, NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore has announced his retirement from the agency.

Suni Williams, left, and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, right at a press conference from the International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2024.© Screenshot via NASA broadcast ...

Barry Wilmore's journey from Tennessee Tech to space: 'Born for this moment' Wilmore played football at Mt. Juliet High School, where he graduated in 1981 before going on to Tennessee Tech ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 31, 2024, as ...

Middle Tennessee-native Barry Wilmore’s return to Earth from the International Space Station has been pushed back again, but the delay did give the astronaut a unique photo opportunity. Wilmore ...

Middle Tennessee native Barry "Butch" Wilmore speaks from space about his mission initially estimated for one to two weeks that is now projected for about eight months. Space to Earth. A floating ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore emerge from the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 31, 2024, as ...

It is a familiar sight for Captain Barry Wilmore who has been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since late September and flight engineer Cololel Terry Virts, who joined in late November.

Doctors are carefully monitoring the health of a NASA astronaut who has now been stranded in space for 160 days. Barry Wilmore, 61, is said to have lost body mass during his prolonged stay at the ...

-- American astronaut Barry Wilmore has checked mostly everything off his to-do list in space. With his bags packed and his crew quarters cleaned, Wilmore has officially handed over command of the ...

NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts are in the middle of the second of three planned spacewalks this week on the International Space Station. The pair, assisted by Italian astronaut ...