Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight
Cape Monster, Fla. (AP) – NASA’s two people Jammed astronauts retired from the space agency, five months later unexpected space flight ended.
NASA announced that Butch Wilmore left on Wednesday.
Wilmore and Artificial Williams Started as last summer Test pilots Open Boeing’s first astronaut flight. What should be a trip that lasts week International Space Station Due to Boeing’s defective star track, it has become more than nine months. Starliner emptied and Wilmore and Williams returned to Earth in March with SpaceX.
The 62 -year -old Wilmore had already retired from the navy. 59 -year -old Williams is also a retired navy captain, still with NASA. At the beginning of this week, he joined Mrs. Usha Vance at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and joined a summer reading challenge for school children.
Wilmore, who was selected as astronaut in 2000, continued for 464 days in orbit more than three tasks. The last space flight made up about two -thirds of the total: 286 days.
“Throughout his career, Butch, butch, exemplified the technical excellence of what is necessary for an astronaut,” NASA’s chief astronaut Joe said. He said. “When entering this new section, he will continue to show the same dedication if he decides to do the next next.”
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