Artemis II Crew Honors Late Wife of Baltimore County Commander

The crew named a lunar crater after Carroll Wiseman, the wife of Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, who passed away in 2020.

Apr. 8, 2026 at 1:47am

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A highly structured abstract painting in soft blues, grays, and whites, depicting the lunar surface with a large, bright crater at the center, representing the newly named 'Carroll' crater in honor of the Artemis II commander's late wife.The Artemis II crew's touching tribute to the late wife of their commander, by naming a lunar crater after her, represents the profound personal sacrifices made in the pursuit of space exploration.Baltimore Today

The Artemis II crew, including Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, paid tribute to Carroll Wiseman, the late wife of Commander Reid Wiseman from Baltimore County, by naming a lunar crater after her. Wiseman lost his wife to cancer in 2020, and the crew felt it was an appropriate way to honor her memory as they make history as the farthest humans to travel in space.

Why it matters

This gesture by the Artemis II crew highlights the personal sacrifices and emotional journeys that astronauts and their families undertake in the pursuit of space exploration. Naming a lunar feature after Carroll Wiseman provides a lasting memorial and keeps her legacy alive as part of this historic mission.

The details

During a live broadcast from the Orion spacecraft, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen announced that the crew had named a crater near the lunar feature Glushko after Carroll Wiseman, the wife of Commander Reid Wiseman. Hansen described Carroll as a 'loved one' in the close-knit astronaut family who passed away a few years ago. The crew also requested permission to name a second freshly carved crater 'Integrity', which is the name of their capsule.

  • The Artemis II crew made the announcement on Monday, April 7, 2026 during their mission.
  • Carroll Wiseman passed away in 2020, prior to her husband's Artemis II mission.

The players

Reid Wiseman

The commander of the Artemis II mission, who is from Baltimore County, Maryland. He lost his wife Carroll to cancer in 2020.

Jeremy Hansen

A mission specialist on the Artemis II crew who announced the naming of the crater after Carroll Wiseman during a live broadcast.

Carroll Wiseman

The late wife of Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, who passed away in 2020 from cancer.

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What they’re saying

“A number of years ago we started this journey, in our close-knit astronaut family we lost a loved one. Her name was Carroll, the spouse of (Commander) Reid (Wiseman), the mother of Katie and Ellie. And if you want to find this (crater), you look at Glushko and it's just to the Northwest of that, at the same latitude as Ohm and it's a bright spot on the moon. We would like to call it Carroll.”

— Jeremy Hansen, Mission Specialist

“Amazing. I was on a work call; I kept getting text messages they just named a Crater after Carroll, and I told my team I got to go. I (combed) the internet and amazing. I thought it was touching, I thought Jeremy Hansen's words he said about Carroll were so moving and just the way it all happened was perfect.”

— Brian Frank, Childhood friend of Reid Wiseman

“Beautiful, especially when they said the light will shine, I mean that's just absolutely beautiful. She was always an incredible advocate for him and his mission and his love for doing all of this and so it just seems so full circle and so appropriate.”

— Kristin Chottiner, High school classmate of Reid Wiseman

What’s next

The Artemis II crew will continue their historic mission around the Moon, with plans to return to Earth in the coming days.

The takeaway

This poignant gesture by the Artemis II crew to honor the late wife of their commander, Reid Wiseman, demonstrates the deeply personal sacrifices and emotional journeys that astronauts and their families undertake in the pursuit of space exploration. Naming a lunar feature after Carroll Wiseman will ensure her legacy lives on as part of this historic mission.