Barry E. Wilmore
| Barry Eugene Wilmore | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
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December 29, 1962 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Other occupation
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Test Pilot |
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Current occupation
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Test pilot |
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Previous occupation
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Astronaut |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
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Time in space
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178d 01h 00 m |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
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Total EVAs
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4 |
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Total EVA time
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25 hours, 36 minutes |
| Missions | STS-129,Soyuz TMA-14M (Expedition 41/42) |
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Mission insignia
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Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore (born December 29, 1962) is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Space Shuttle mission in November 2009, to the International Space Station. There were five other crew members launched with him on Space Shuttle Atlantis for the mission STS-129; Wilmore was designated as pilot. He most recently served as part of Expedition 41 to the International Space Station.
Prior to being selected as a NASA astronaut in July 2000, Wilmore was an experienced Navy test pilot. He also participated in the development of T-45 Goshawk trainer jet.
Wilmore was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, but was raised in Mount Juliet by his mother Faye and father Eugene. Wilmore has one sibling, a brother named Jack Wilmore, who resides in Franklin, Tennessee. He is married to the former Miss Deanna Newport of Helenwood, Tennessee. Wilmore currently lives in Houston, Texas with his family.
Wilmore graduated from Mt. Juliet High School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Wilmore has received a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree from the Tennessee Technological University in electrical engineering, and a Master of Science in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Wilmore was a member, letterman and team captain of the Tennessee Technological University football team.
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