Artemis II commander named deputy director at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The short version
- Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Wiseman is a retired U.S. Navy captain and emeritus astronaut who flew on the Artemis II mission.
- Caltech manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA.
- Wiseman will begin his new role at the laboratory in Southern California.
What we don’t know yet
- The scope of Wiseman's responsibilities as deputy director is not detailed.
- The reason for Wiseman's transition from astronaut to laboratory leadership is not explained.
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