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space1 month ago•136 min saved

Artemis II Crew Shifts to Emeritus as NASA Plans Artemis III

Three Artemis II crew members are transitioning to new roles: Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover will shift to emeritus status in September, serving NASA as consultants and helping plan Artemis III for 2027; Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen is moving from active duty to reserve status with the Royal Canadian Air Force while continuing to contribute to Canada’s space efforts, and Christina Koch remains on active duty. Glover will join Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as an administrator and advisor, Wiseman has not announced post‑NASA plans, and Hansen will take on roles including honorary national president of Canada’s Air Cadet League and a forthcoming memoir. Artemis II, which flew around the Moon in April 2026, marked the first human mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

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science1 month ago•14 min saved

Artemis II Leaders Retire from Active NASA Roles, Will Mentor Moon Missions

Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, Artemis II’s commander and pilot, are stepping away from active NASA astronaut duties to become emeritus astronauts, continuing to support lunar missions through mentoring and training. Christina Koch remains the mission’s sole active crew member, and Glover has taken a leadership post at Cal Poly while Wiseman’s future plans aren’t disclosed. The duo previously led Artemis II around the Moon, setting a distance record.

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space-exploration5 months ago•75 min saved

Artemis 2 teams with an astrophotographer to color the Moon’s far side

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman joined forces with astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy to photograph the Moon’s far side, using Wiseman’s onboard camera bursts and McCarthy’s stacking technique to pull out mineral colors and surface details that a single shot can’t capture. The resulting images reveal color differences—blue-tinted titanium-rich basalts and other minerals—by reducing noise through stacked exposures, effectively giving the Moon “cyborg eyes.” McCarthy plans more edits from the mission’s data, building on NASA’s trove of Artemis 2 imagery.

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science5 months ago•35 min saved

Moon-view sparks existential reckoning for Artemis II crew

Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II report the overview effect after viewing Earth from lunar orbit—a life-changing shift in perspective that highlights Earth's fragility and the interconnectedness of life. Reid Wiseman described tears after a chaplain visit and admitted words fail to convey the experience, while others noted the mind-bending depth of the galaxy and the thin blue atmosphere that separates life from space. The takeaway: such revelations can be exhilarating yet isolating, prompting a choice to live more consciously as a global community on Earth.

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science5 months ago•36 min saved

Artemis II Crew Captures Earthset from the Moon’s Far Side on an iPhone

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts captured Earthset from the Moon’s far side using an iPhone, with commander Reid Wiseman posting the clip from the Orion spacecraft as Christina Koch photographed lunar craters; the crew spent about seven hours on observations during the lunar flyby, marking the first around-the-Moon mission in more than five decades and setting the stage for the planned Artemis III landing.

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science5 months ago•33 min saved

Wiseman’s Emotional Homecoming: Tears, Crosses, and a Crater Tribute

After a 10-day Artemis II mission, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman described being moved to tears during post-splashdown care when a chaplain walked in with a cross, and his crewmates had secretly named a lunar crater after his late wife Carroll; the journey yielded historic moments, including a solar eclipse viewed from behind the Moon, and the crew is now undergoing medical debriefs and readjusting to gravity on Earth.

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space6 months ago•78 min saved

Mascot magic: Rise steals the moment as Wiseman celebrates Artemis 2 splashdown

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman celebrated the splashdown with sheer joy, proudly keeping Rise—the mission’s plush mascot—tied to his water bottle, a symbol of the public’s affection for the mission and the crew’s emotional reunion on returning to Earth.

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space6 months ago•51 min saved

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.

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space6 months ago•43 min saved

Artemis II Commander Credits Elon Musk After Mars Sighting, Predicts Humans Will Reach Mars Soon

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman thanked SpaceX founder Elon Musk after the crew glimpsed Mars during their lunar flyby, saying there’s zero doubt that humans will reach the Red Planet soon. The remark follows NASA’s nearly 10-day Moon mission, in which the Orion spacecraft completed a crucial test around the Moon before splashdown, while Musk spoke of Moon city plans and faster launch cycles for lunar development.

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space6 months ago•81 min saved

Rise the Moon Mascot Steals the Spotlight as Artemis 2 Pays Tribute to Reid Wiseman's Late Wife

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman kept Rise, the zero-gravity mascot, with him through splashdown and returned home with the toy still secure, turning Rise into a mission emblem; the crew even floated the idea of naming a lunar crater after Wiseman’s late wife Carroll, with the plan to forward the suggestion to the IAU, while Rise continued to appear in post‑mission photos and posts.

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science6 months ago•33 min saved

Wiseman Caps Artemis II Return with 'Mission Complete' Moment

NASA's Artemis II crew, led by Reid Wiseman, safely completed a 10-day lunar flyby and splashdown; Wiseman—whose wife died in 2020 and who is a single parent—reunited with his daughters, while the crew paid tribute to his late wife and proposed naming a crater for her, as Wiseman shared a two-word post: 'Mission complete.'

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space-exploration6 months ago•81 min saved

Artemis 2: Wiseman clings to Rise as mascot after lunar flyby

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman reportedly defied NASA’s post-splashdown checklist by keeping Rise, the mission’s zero‑gravity mascot, with him rather than leaving it behind; Rise rode back to Earth and accompanied the crew to land, later appearing in photos with Wiseman. A social post noted Rise was named Carroll after Wiseman’s late wife and a crater naming was proposed in her honor, with the final disposition of Rise to be determined by NASA policy.

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space6 months ago•107 min saved

Artemis II: Four astronauts set for historic lunar loop around the Moon

Artemis II will launch NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen on a ten-day mission to orbit the Moon, making history as the first Black person and first woman to leave low Earth orbit and the first non-American to travel beyond LEO.

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science3 years ago•4 min saved

NASA's Moon Commander Embraces the Impossible While Considering Cultural Insights for Artemis 2 Mission.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is set to lead the Artemis II mission to the moon's orbit, marking the first manned mission since 1972. The mission is a key step towards the Artemis III mission, which aims to return to the lunar surface. Wiseman believes that space travel is key to the survival of our planet and worth every penny. He also hopes to lay the foundation for a successful Artemis III moon landing and ultimately travel to Mars.

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