Wiseman defies protocol to keep Rise, Artemis II's moon mascot, aboard the journey home
During NASA's Artemis II mission, commander Reid Wiseman defied a post-splashdown checklist to keep Rise, a plush zero-gravity indicator moon mascot, with him from launch through splashdown and back to Earth; Rise, created by a California student and carrying over 5 million names, became a symbol of hope on the mission, and the crew even suggested naming a crater after Wiseman's late wife Carroll. Rise remained secured to Wiseman's suit after splashdown and has since appeared publicly with the crew, with NASA yet to disclose its final disposition.