Overview
- NASA announced Wednesday that commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will move to emeritus status at Johnson Space Center and will volunteer to train and mentor agency staff.
- Victor Glover began a leadership role at California Polytechnic State University and retired from the Navy on Sept. 1 as he transitions away from active flight duties.
- Reid Wiseman’s emeritus status will take effect this month and NASA has not disclosed any public plans for his next steps.
- With Canadian crewmate Jeremy Hansen having left the Canadian Space Agency in July, Christina Koch is now the only Artemis II astronaut remaining on active duty.
- NASA says the emeritus appointments will preserve Artemis II operational knowledge to help prepare teams for Artemis III rendezvous and docking tests in 2027 and for the planned Artemis IV lunar-surface return, building on the crew’s April lunar flyby and recent Congressional Space Medal of Honor recognition.