Wilmore, 62, had already retired from the Navy. Williams, 59, also a retired Navy captain, is still with NASA. She joined Second Lady Usha Vance at Johnson Space Center in Houston earlier this week, taking part in a summer reading challenge for schoolchildren.

NASA Astronaut Butch Wilmore is retiring four months after being 'stranded' in space for nearly 300 days at the International Space Station. He and Suni Williams returned to Earth on March 18, 2025.