Barry “Butch” Wilmore Live Updates: When NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, along with Sunita Williams blasted off into space, the crew expected only an eight-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). However, shortly after reaching the space station, NASA informed that the Starliner spacecraft carrying them had severe helium leakage and thruster issues – changing their short space mission into an unprecedented 286-day cosmic exile, leaving the astronauts stranded in space for over 9 long months. Now back on Earth, both astronauts are facing one of the toughest missions of their life—relearning how to live under gravity’s pull.
While a lot has been discussed about how Sunita Williams’ body is fighting against gravity, experts have noted that Wilmore is also facing the biggest challenges of his life right now.In an exclusive interview, Butch Wilmore’s wife has revealed that Wilmore and Williams’ spectacular splashdown off the coast of Florida on March 19, wasn’t just a homecoming, and end to their stranded life tales—it was the beginning of the biggest health challenge. “Barry does say gravity is not his friend right now,” revealed his wife, Deanna Wilmore, in an emotional interview with the media.
She further added, “His stamina is not there, and they have to rest and relax quite a bit because they are just not strong yet.”Prolonged exposure to microgravity, also known as a ‘weightlessness’ environment, has left both the .