Barry Wilmore

Barry Wilmore, born on December twenty-ninth, nineteen sixty-two, is a distinguished American retired NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. With a remarkable career that spans various roles, including naval officer, engineer, naval aviator, fighter pilot, and test pilot, Wilmore has made significant contributions to both military and space exploration.

His journey into space began with an eleven-day mission aboard the Space Shuttle in November two thousand nine, where he served as pilot on the STS-129 mission to the International Space Station. Over the course of his career, Wilmore has completed three spaceflights, accumulating a total of four hundred sixty-four days off Earth and spending thirty-two hours outside of a spacecraft.

In addition to his early missions, Wilmore was part of Expedition 41/42 aboard the ISS. He made headlines again on June fifth, two thousand twenty-four, when he returned to the ISS on the Boeing Crew Flight Test, marking the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner. His return to Earth occurred on March eighteenth, two thousand twenty-five, aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule, alongside the Crew-9 team.

Before his selection as a NASA astronaut in July two thousand, Wilmore was an accomplished Navy test pilot, contributing to the development of the T-45 Goshawk jet trainer. His extensive experience and dedication to aviation and space exploration have solidified his legacy in both fields.