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From Jets to Space: Reid Wiseman's Unprecedented Flight
2 Apr
Summary
- Reid Wiseman commands Artemis II, NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
- He previously flew to the International Space Station for 165 days.
- Wiseman was an aquanaut and served as chief of NASA's Astronaut Office.
Reid Wiseman, a 50-year-old native of Baltimore, Maryland, is set to command the Artemis II mission, marking NASA's first crewed voyage to the Moon in more than fifty years. His lifelong aspiration to fly, sparked by watching military jets near his childhood home, has propelled him to an unprecedented milestone.
Wiseman's distinguished career began as a naval aviator in 1999, where he flew combat missions and served as a test pilot. Selected by NASA as an astronaut in 2009, he later spent 165 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station, conducting two spacewalks.
His experience extends beyond traditional spaceflight; Wiseman is also a former aquanaut, having participated in NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO). He further contributed to the agency as the chief of NASA's Astronaut Office from 2020 to 2022. Wiseman holds engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Johns Hopkins University.
