NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore is retiring four months after being 'stranded' in space for nearly 300 days at the International Space Station. He and Suni Williams returned to Earth on March 18, 2025.

Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore announced his retirement Wednesday after 25 years with NASA and serving as a U.S. Navy test pilot before becoming an astronaut. Wilmore, 62, and astronaut Suni Williams gained a lot of media attention when their 10-day Boeing Starliner test flight turned into a nine-month stay on the International Space Station after lifting off on June 5,