Unscrolled | Episode 34: Stranded in Space for 286 Days with Capt. Butch Wilmore

<ul><li><p>Most people would panic . . . but Butch Wilmore did a backflip. NASA astronaut and retired Navy captain Barry “Butch” Wilmore spent 286 unplanned days aboard the International Space Station after the Boeing Starliner lost thruster control on approach.  </p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Tune in as Capt. Wilmore opens up about the moment he knew he wasn&#39;t coming home, missing family milestones 250 miles up, and the Scripture that carried him through it all with contentment. From a small town in Tennessee to the left seat of only the sixth first flight of a crewed spacecraft in NASA history, this is a story about determination, faith, and what it looks like to trust God at 17,500 miles per hour. </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Guest bio:  </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Barry “Butch” Wilmore, US Navy Captain (Ret.), NASA astronaut, and author </p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Show Notes:  </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Space-Astronauts-Through-Unexpected/dp/1967496048" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>&quot;Stuck in Space: An Astronaut&#39;s Hope Through the Unexpected&quot;</u></a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wilmore-be.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>NASA Biography</u></a> </p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>Stay up to date with Museum of the Bible on social media: <br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/museumofBible/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>@museumofBible</u></a> <br> X: <a href="https://x.com/museumofBible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>@museumofBible</u></a> <br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/museumofBible/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>museumofBible</u></a> <br> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/museumofbible/posts/?feedView=all" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>museumofBible</u></a> <br> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MuseumoftheBible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><u>@museumoftheBible</u></a> </p></li></ul>