Meet Butch Wilmore, Commander of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test

NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is the commander of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. This will be his third trip to the International Space Station. In 2009, he served as a pilot aboard space shuttle Atlantis for STS-129. Additionally, Wilmore served as a flight engineer for Expedition 41 until November 2014, when he assumed command of the space station upon arrival of the Expedition 42 crew. He returned to Earth the following March. Prior to being selected by NASA in 2000, the Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, native obtained both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, before graduating with another master’s degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is also a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, and has completed four operational deployments during his tenure as a fleet naval officer and aviator.
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[@brendabolling3424]

Thank you Butch for your contribution to space travel ! We appreciate all the hard work that you and your crew share with US! God bless!

[@Bluemoonbeach]

U say god bless but believe these ppl can travel to space. Either u believe in God and the bible or u believe in space. U can't believe in both, I'm assuming u have never read the bible and it shows. The bible states that u can not travel pass the fermanent which means they can not and have never traveled to space. 🙄

[@TroyRubert]

Such an epic story arc. We need to get the imax cameras back up there!

[@guymerritt4860]

I coulda been a test pilot but they discovered I had stomach problems - no guts.

[@jessicasimplicioreis3824]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tigertiger1699]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👸

[@michaelahess1183]

thank you butch 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 liebe grüsse from germany/ bavaria your are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@praveensharma6930]

😢😢 0:40 😢😢😢😢😢🎉😢🎉

[@praveensharma6930]

🎉🎉😂😂😮🎉🎉😂😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉😂😂🎉😂😂🎉 1:22 😂😢 1:25 😢😢😮😢😂🎉😂🎉 2:03 😂🎉😂5🎉😂😂😂😂😮🎉😮🎉😮😢😢namaste 😂 2:22 🎉🎉 2:25 😢😂🎉😂 2:13 😂🎉😂😂

[@jessicasimplicioreis3824]

Somebody watching??😂😂

[@Dave-gy1hx]

Butch such a great job on the mission to ISS....you showed why your the commander...awesome job

[@RideFastGetWeird]

His jingoistic drivel before launch was a bit much.