Artemis II astronauts named the lunar crater after Commander Reed Wiseman’s late wife

On Monday, after the crew boarded Artemis II He achieved a historic achievement by breaking it Apollo 13 distance recordThey made this moment even more special by suggesting that one of the craters on the moon be named “Carol” in memory of Commander Reed Wiseman’s late wife.

while Contact mission controlMission specialist and astronaut Jeremy Hansen stated that the “tight-knit astronaut family” had previously lost a loved one who was “Reed’s wife, Katie and Eli’s mother.”

“It’s a bright spot on the moon,” Hansen said while describing the crater during the emotional call. “We like to call her Carol.”

After the order, you can see Weisman hugging Hansen before the rest of the crew joins in for a group hug.

Carroll Wiseman died in 2020 at the age of 46 From cancer. Weissman’s NASA bio page states that Carol “dedicated her life to helping others as a registered nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit.”

Prior to the Artemis II mission, Weissman published A Selfie with his two daughters on X With a caption that reads, in part: “I love these two ladies and I’m on board this rocket a very proud dad.”

He follows CNET’s coverage of the 10-day Artemis II mission While Orion returns to Earth.