Former NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman joins JPL leadership

Reid Wiseman, a former NASA astronaut, will become associate vice president and deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 30 Nov, JPL said. JPL is managed by Caltech. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Wiseman's experience and leadership would help advance JPL's work. Separately, the four-person Artemis II crew has left active astronaut duty. Christina Koch was named NASA acting deputy chief engineer, effective 1 Nov. Artemis II launched on 1 Apr and flew a 10-day lunar flyby, the farthest crewed distance from Earth on record.