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Artemis II Crew Shares Emotional Moment Naming Lunar Crater After Commander's Late Wife
The crew named a crater Carroll in tribute to Reid Wiseman’s late wife, and astronauts hugged after the announcement, JMU said.
- On Monday, the Artemis II crew proposed naming a lunar crater "Carroll" in honor of Commander Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, marking a deeply personal moment during their historic moon flyby.
- Wiseman's crewmates conceived the idea before launch to honor his late wife, who died of cancer at 46 years old. "That was an emotional moment for me," Wiseman said of their thoughtful gesture.
- After flying more than 252,000 miles from Earth, astronaut Jeremy Hansen described the crater as a "bright spot on the moon." The gesture prompted tears and a group embrace among the four crew members.
- NASA will formally submit the naming proposal to the International Astronomical Union after the mission ends. The Orion spacecraft is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday, April 10.
- If approved by the International Astronomical Union, the name "Carroll" would provide a lasting tribute on the lunar surface, linking a personal story of love and loss with humanity's mission pushing the boundaries of exploration.
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Emotional Tribute: Artemis II Names Bright Lunar Crater After Former Pax River Nurse
A small lunar crater visible from Earth will carry the name Carroll in memory of Carroll Taylor Wiseman, a former school nurse who served military families at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Southern Maryland. The proposal came from the Artemis II crew during the mission’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, as they passed within about 4,067 miles of the Moon’s surface. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen spoke for the crew when he sugge…
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