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Artemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman to become JPL deputy director

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Reid Wiseman, a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the agency’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions. The appointment moves an astronaut with a human-spaceflight background into a senior leadership role at NASA’s robotic-exploration center.

Discovered 2026-10-28T23:28:07.263988-07:00 | 2026-10-28T23:28:07.263988-07:00

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  • The appointment puts a retired astronaut in a senior leadership role at JPL, NASA’s center for deep-space robotic missions.
  • Wiseman’s move connects NASA’s human-spaceflight and robotic-exploration organizations; the available report provides no further details on his responsibilities or start date.

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