Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti

@renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net · @renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net · 10 Sep 2026

This is how I learned they were retiring. What a last mission, eh?

@sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · @sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 Sep 2026 · edited

What about all the other old astronauts?

Here is context from the article:

The commander and pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission have gained a new distinction five months after splashing down from the Moon: They’re not fully retiring from the space agency.

Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover are the first astronauts to join NASA’s emeritus program, enabling them to continue to support the work being done at Johnson Space Center in Houston. They will remain available to train and mentor the current workforce while still being able to pursue employment and opportunities outside of NASA.

“I have asked NASA … to not use the term ‘retire’ as much, but technically emeritus is a retirement program,” Glover told collectSPACE.com on Wednesday. “It’s something we have typically done for scientists when they have groundbreaking research, and they want to go back to academia to teach or to research and publish.”

Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti

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