Who Are Suni and Butch‪?‬

Learn all about the lives and extended space adventure of astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore in this exciting biography.

In March 2025, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splashed into the Gulf of Mexico. A pod of dolphins greeted them, and their friends and family celebrated their return to Earth. Where had they been? The International Space Station!

When Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left for a short eight-day mission to the International Space Station in June 2024, they never dreamed they would be spending the next nine months in space! What was their original mission aboard the Boeing Starliner capsule? What technical issues stranded them? This is the story of Suni and Butch's exciting adventure, from their initial partnership at NASA to their life on the ISS and eventual splashdown off the coast of Florida in a Space X Dragon capsule.