Summary
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman shared with the BBC the meaningful moment when the mission crew named a new crater on the Moon after his late wife, Carroll, who passed away from cancer in 2020. Wiseman’s daughters were present in NASA’s control room during the announcement. The Artemis II crew is on a 10-day mission that will return to Earth on April 10.
Key Facts
- Reid Wiseman is the commander of the Artemis II mission, which is orbiting the Moon.
- The crew found a new crater on the Moon and named it after Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll.
- Carroll Wiseman died from cancer in 2020 at the age of 46.
- Wiseman’s two daughters were in NASA’s mission control room when the crater was named.
- Artemis II is a 10-day mission planned to splash down off the coast of San Diego on April 10.
- The mission includes a flyby of the far side of the Moon without landing.
- Artemis II broke the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth.
- NASA is preparing for a potential lunar landing mission by 2028.
