Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:43am on 08 Aug 2025,Friday Science
NASA veteran astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore announced his retirement on August 6, 2025, closing a distinguished 25‑year career. He logged 464 days in space across missions aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Soyuz, Boeing Starliner, and SpaceX Dragon, and performed five spacewalks totaling 32 hours . His final mission became widely followed after technical failures aboard Boeing’s Starliner turned an eight‑day test flight in June 2024 into an unexpectedly long nine-month stay aboard the ISS, from which he returned in March 2025 via a SpaceX mission . Reflecting his dedication, NASA lauded his "lasting legacy of fortitude," which will continue to inspire future explorers. (PC: AP)
