by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 9, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The South
Retired NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore, a Middle Tennessee native, will not run in the 2026 Republican primary for Tennessee governor as he fails to meet a constitutional requirement for candidates seeking the office. Wilmore suspended his bid just one day after...
by Christina Botteri | Mar 18, 2025 | National, News, Tech Media, Tennessee, World
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, safely splashed down in the Gulf of America Tuesday, concluding an eventful Crew-9 mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The SpaceX...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 13, 2025 | National, News, Tennessee, World
Two NASA astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since June are officially scheduled to return home in March following a request from President Donald Trump to billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to expedite plans to bring the astronauts...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 29, 2025 | National, News, Tech Media, Tennessee
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company will carry out a mission at the request of President Donald Trump to bring two NASA astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station since June back home. Tuesday evening, Trump announced his request to Musk,...
