The 61-year-old devoted Christian talked candidly about finding serenity and meaning in space despite unforeseen setbacks that prolonged his stay in orbit in a recent interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.
On June 5, 2023, Wilmore and astronaut Sunita Williams took off together on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
NASA’s decision to delay Starliner’s return, which was initially planned for June 13, 2023, due to technical difficulties turned what was supposed to be a brief mission into months of uncertainty.
Much later than anticipated, on a Tuesday at 5:57 p.m. ET, the pair finally splashed down off the coast of Florida. Read more below