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Butch Wilmore on Starliner, Spacewalks, and Staying Calm | Planet Tyrus

June 9, 2026·51 min
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Retired NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore joins Planet Tyrus on for a powerful conversation about the Boeing Starliner mission, life aboard the International Space Station, and the mindset required when a mission goes far longer than expected.Butch opens up about being “stuck in space,” the view of auroras and shooting stars from above Earth, his 32+ hours of spacewalks and his career as a U.S. Navy combat pilot. He also explains why getting humans to Mars is so difficult, what movies get wrong about space, and the one trait young people need if they want to become astronauts: an attitude of excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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