“Stuck in Space” Book Event with Captain Barry “Butch" Wilmore
In 2024, NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore set off on an eight-day mission—only to end up spending nearly a year in space due to unforeseen circumstances.
Captain Barry “Butch” Wilmore will be coming to the museum and signing copies of his new book, Stuck in Space: An Astronaut's Hope Through the Unexpected, which recounts his experience and how all the events of his life had shaped his faith journey even before his mission.
About the Book
Stuck in Space: An Astronaut's Hope Through the Unexpected
On the day of Starliner’s historic launch, Captain Barry “Butch” Wilmore expected to spend just over a week orbiting Earth. Instead, unexpected thruster failures extended the short mission into a nearly ten‑month stay aboard the International Space Station.
But this wasn’t the first time that Butch’s life went differently than planned. Seasons of waiting, closed doors, the responsibilities of family life, intense military training, high‑risk combat missions, dangerous aircraft testing, and the demands of earlier space missions had already served to forge his faith long before he met the unexpected aboard Starliner.
Stuck in Space is more than a personal memoir of NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore. His story testifies that the God who governs galaxies also has a sovereign plan in life’s tough and unexpected moments—always for His glory and our good.
Author
Barry "Butch" Wilmore
Barry "Butch" Wilmore, US Navy Captain (Ret.) and NASA astronaut, has logged 464 days in space across three missions. A Tennessee native and Tennessee Tech graduate, he is a decorated test pilot with more than 8,000 flight hours and 663 carrier landings. He piloted Atlantis, commanded the International Space Station, and most recently led Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight. Known for his humility, middle-Tennessee steadiness, and Christ-anchored leadership, Butch speaks worldwide on perseverance, calling, and the providence of God. He and his wife, Deanna, have two daughters and live in Houston, Texas—where his feet are planted firmly on the ground when he's not orbiting above it.