Butch WIlmore

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NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires

After 25 years at NASA, flying in four different spacecraft, accumulating 464 days in space, astronaut and test pilot Butch Wilmore has retired from NASA. The Tennessee native earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a master’s degree in aviation systems from the University of Tennessee. Wilmore is a decorated U.S. Navy captain who…