NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has decided to retire just months after he was rescued from outer space. In a press release from NASA on Wednesday, August 6, the organization confirmed Wilmore’s departure after 25 years of service at NASA.

NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore Retires After Being Stranded In Space For Nearly 300 Days

The space organization congratulated Wilmore for having flown four different spacecraft and being in space for a total of 464 days. However, nearly 300 of those days were when Wilmore and astronaut Suni Williams became stranded in space in June 2024.

The duo was only meant to be in space for eight days, according to PEOPLE. Instead of returning on March 18, they had to spend 286 days on the International Space Station. This was due to their spacecraft having a myriad o

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