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Retired astronaut Butch Wilmore poised to join Tennessee governor race

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Retired astronaut and University of Tennessee Space Institute graduate Barry “Butch” Wilmore is poised to join the field of candidates running for governor this year. According to the Secretary of State website, Wilmore was issued …

Former NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore plans to enter Tennessee governor's race

Former NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore, known for his 25-year space career, announced his intent to run for governor of Tennessee as a Republican. Wilmore notified the Tennessee Secretary of State on Feb. 25. He has until March 10 at noon to …

The Astronaut Who Was Stranded On The International Space Station Last Year Is Gearing Up To Run For Governor Of ...

After going to space, doesn’t this job kinda seem like a downgrade? Barry “Butch” Wilmore, one of the astronauts who was stranded on the International Space Station back in 2024 and rescued last year, is apparently throwing his hat into the ring to be the …

Will retired astronaut Barry Wilmore run for Tennessee governor?

Updated March 3, 2026, 7:37 a.m. CT Retired astronaut Barry Wilmore considering a run for Tennessee governor. Wilmore doing his due diligence on whether to move forward with a campaign. Retired NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore has taken out a qualifying …

NASA Replaces Two Top Leaders

Sun, Mar 01, 2026 NASA has replaced two top leaders tied to the Boeing Starliner's most recent mission, the crewed flight test that launched from Cape Canaveral in June 2024 and ended in what NASA recently classified as a "Type A" mishap. …

Primary Election Day (March 3, 2026)

Houston Matters On Tuesday’s show: We have the latest news on voter turnout during primary election day. And retired astronaut Butch Wilmore joins us to talk about his career, including nearly a year he spent on the International Space Station. Houston …

Astronaut reveals he was the one with medical emergency that cut space mission short

Retired NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore provides insight into the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, explaining the launch staging and the mental preparation for an 8-month space mission. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Astronaut Mike Fincke said in a …

NASA announces leadership shakeup in wake of Boeing Starliner criticism

A week after the NASA Administrator promised consequences for the agency’s mishandling of the Boeing Starliner saga, two key leaders of its Commercial Crew Program are being replaced. NASA said that Ken Bowersox, who announced his retirement Wednesday, …

NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report

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“We almost had a disaster”: NASA’s belated confession

NASA has announced that the first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been classified as a “Type A mishap,” the highest and most dangerous category of incidents. It is noted that the day “almost ended in tragedy.” Starliner was supposed to …

NASA astronauts were 'stranded' in space by life-threatening mishap, report finds

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two NASA astronauts "stranded" in space, came close to catastrophe because their spacecraft wasn't ready to fly, according to a scathing report by the space agency. The investigation classed the incident …

Today in History: March 18, deadliest US tornado strikes Midwest

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, March 18, the 77th day of 2026. There are 288 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 18, 1925, nearly 700 people died when the Tri-State Tornado struck southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois and …

NASA, Boeing address findings from Starliner crewed flight test investigation

WASHINGTON - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released findings from an independent Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. "The …

Update: Report Dings NASA, Boeing for Sub-Par Oversight and Engineering

The independent investigators NASA hired last year to probe Starliner’s infamous flight-test-gone-wrong have gotten back with a final report… and unfortunately for both the space agency and Boeing, their findings run far deeper than a few technical slips …

Tennessee Tech trustee picks up papers to run for governor

A Tennessee Tech alumnus and member of the university's Board of Trustees has picked up papers to run for the Republican nomination to be Tennessee's next governor. According to a list maintained by the Secretary of State's office, Barry " …

NASA astronaut Suni Williams to share ISS mission lessons in Falmouth

Feb. 17, 2026, 10:58 a.m. ET NASA astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams, a Needham native with Falmouth ties, will speak about her experiences during a recent space mission at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Marine Biological Laboratory’s Falmouth Forum, according to …

NASA duo Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were stuck on the ISS for nine months

Boeing Starliner debacle was top-level mishap, says NASA report

Pictures taken from the ISS show the Starliner docked in orbit. (Image: NASA) NASA has formally classified the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as a top-level “Type A mishap”, following the release of a comprehensive …

NASA Officially Classifies Boeing Starliner Failure As A Maximum-Level Type A Mishap

NASA has officially categorized the 2024 failure of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, as a Type A mishap. This is NASA-speak for the maximum …