Astronaut Butch Wilmore, who departed Earth last June for what was supposed to be just a ten-day mission and ended up stranded for 286 days, praised his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when asked to reflect on his time stuck in orbit. Wilmore was asked for any takeaways and life lessons he considered during his extended absence from the rest of humanity when he said “some things look to us to be not so good, but it’s all working out for his good, for those that that will believe.”
Wilmore’s reaction was immensely grounded and humble considering what he endured. He expressed not an ounce of bitterness nor regret for what he may have missed back home; instead, he simply acknowledged how he knew Jesus was was “working out His plan and His purposes for His glory” and it was clear the astronaut’s faith guided him during what otherwise could have been disastrous for anyone’s sanity.
“In answer to your question [What is your life lesson or takeaway from these nine months in space?], I can tell you honestly, my feeling on all of this goes back to my faith. It’s bound in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is working out His plan and His purposes for His glory throughout all of humanity. And how that plays into our lives is significant and important, and however that plays out,” Wilmore stated.
“And I am content because I understand that. I understand that He’s at work in all things. Some things are for the good. Go to Hebrews Chapter 11. Some things look to us to be not so good, but it’s all working out for His good, for those that that will believe and that’s, that’s the answer. So thanks for asking,” he finished in the clip.
Take a look at that moment below:
Astronomical faith!
CBS News reporter Mark Strassmann to astronaut Butch Wilmore: What is your life lesson or takeaway from these nine months in space?“My feeling on all of this goes back to my faith. It’s bound in my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is working out His plan… pic.twitter.com/uTYDUBi0wt
— Tony Perkins (@tperkins) March 17, 2025
As news broke that Musk’s company SpaceX had rescued the stranded Boeing astronauts and they safely splashed down in the renamed Gulf of America waters, somewhere south of Tallahassee in Florida, comments on the social media platform X jokingly said Elon brought back two new Republican voters. Joking aside, however, is the fact that Joe Biden did not act decisively to bring them home. Rumors suggest he was offered help by Mr. Musk but refused, even perhaps because of the bad optics in an election year.
Listening to a separate part of the interview clearly indicates a deep “respect” and “appreciation” for the current administration and the people placed within it. Wilmore added in that clip that “we have, all of us have the utmost respect for Mr. Musk and obviously, respect and admiration for our president of the United States, Donald Trump. We appreciate them. We appreciate all that they do for us, of our human space flight for our nation, and we’re thankful that they are in the positions they’re in.”
The American Tribune also reported on the previously mentioned politics of their rescue. “SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that they could have been rescued months ago, but former President Biden didn’t want to rely on SpaceX. He told Hannity, ‘We definitely offered to return the astronauts earlier. There’s no question about that,'” The American Tribune wrote.
“He added, commenting on their extra time in space thanks to Boeing’s failure, ‘The astronauts were only supposed to be there for eight days, and they’ve been there for almost ten months. So, obviously, that doesn’t make any sense. SpaceX could have brought the astronauts back after a few months at most, and we made that offer to the Biden administration. It was rejected for political reasons, and that’s just a fact,'” it added. Watch that damning interview below:
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