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NASA has announced that astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired after 25 years with the agency

The news came four months after Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams returned to Earth after being stranded in space for nearly 300 days

The pair, who were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, were continually delayed due to mechanical issues

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore is hanging up his spacesuit.

On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed in a press release that Wilmore, 62, was retiring after 25 years with the agency.

The news comes after Wilmore was stranded in space for almost 300 days after embarking on a crew mission to test the Boeing Starliner spacecraft alongside Suni Williams in June 2024. The pair, who were

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