Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy
Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begins his new role at NASA’s center of excellence for robotics and deep space exploration and at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA, on […] The post Caltech Names Artemis II…
Former NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded the Artemis II mission, has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. Wiseman, an emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain, will begin his new role on November 30, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised Wiseman's qualifications, stating that his technical expertise and leadership would help push the boundaries of exploration even further. Wiseman will join JPL, which has a rich history of sending spacecraft to the farthest reaches of our solar system and beyond. He will serve as the center's strategic leader, overseeing operations and ensuring compliance with NASA regulations.
During the Artemis II mission, Wiseman, along with Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, traveled 695,081 miles, making them the farthest humans have ever ventured from Earth. This experience, Wiseman said, inspired him to pursue even greater achievements at Caltech and JPL, where he will contribute to the lab's legacy of innovation and exploration.
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