2024年6月20日 · Over the weekend, Wilmore took a picture of a sign that he taped to the window of the shuttle he was in that read, “In Loving Memory of Corban Goad”. He sent the picture back to East Tennessee, and it was a text message that Goad saw first thing on Father’s Day morning.

Have you ever dreamed of going into space? To be like astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first men to walk on the moon? Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon and Barry “Butch” Wilmore are two Tennesseans who made their dreams of space travel come true. Combined they have spent 208 days in space and have orbited the earth 3,296 times.

2024年5月6日 · The University of Tennessee at Knoxville alum's main priority is serving as commander during the first crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner, which will take him and pilot Sunita "Suni" Williams...

2024年7月27日 · This weekend, the Opry presented a live performanc­e and guest appearance­s from NASA astronauts, including Tennessee native Barry “Butch” Wilmore and his crew of five at the Internatio­nal Space Station. The guest appearance marked the 55th anniversar­y of landing a man on the moon.

2025年2月5日 · Share Alan Shepard’s exhilaration as he breaks the earth’s atmosphere for the first time. Race with John Glenn as he makes the split second life-or-death maneuvers during reentry, and feel his relief when he emerges safe but drenched with sweat. Run Time: 60 minutes.

Roger Keith Crouch (born September 12, 1940) is an American scientist and astronaut who flew as a payload specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 1997. Born September 12, 1940, in Jamestown, Tennessee, Crouch currently resides in …

2025年1月24日 · Middle Tennessee-native Barry Wilmore’s return to Earth from the International Space Station has been pushed back again, but the delay did give the astronaut a unique photo opportunity....

2014年10月2日 · Nine astronauts, including the current commander of the International Space Station, are graduates of the University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma. Three notable astronauts studied at UTSI, but did not receive their degrees there and one notable astronaut graduated for the UT College of Medicine.

Maybe you can learn from them and become the next Tennessee astronaut! Let’s take a closer look at these astronauts from Tennessee. Mike Baker in pilot seat of “Atlantis” shuttle during STS-43, NASA (National Archives)

2025年2月14日 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - When NASA’s Boeing mission lifted off, it was only expected to be in space for eight days, but it has now been more than eight months after safety concerns caused delays. University of Tennessee and Tennessee Tech alum and Murfreesboro native Butch Wilmore is one of the astronauts on board.