Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti
The commander and pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission have gained a new distinction five months after splashing down from the Moon: They’re not fully retiring from the space agency.
The commander and pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission have gained a new distinction five months after splashing down from the Moon: They’re not fully retiring from the space agency.
The short version
- Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover are the first astronauts to join NASA’s emeritus program , enabling them to continue to support the work being done at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
- They will remain available to train and mentor the current workforce while still being able to pursue employment and opportunities outside of NASA.
- “I have asked NASA … to not use the term ‘retire’ as much, but technically emeritus is a retirement program,” Glover told collectSPACE.com on Wednesday.
What happened
Concurrently, he has committed to NASA to be available to convey his knowledge of the Orion spacecraft and its systems, among other expertise, to future Artemis missions. “You can be paid or you can be a gratis service, which is compensation waived, and that’s what I’m doing,” Glover said.
Why it matters
“I want to work on that as they start building its foundation because that signals exactly what I care about: building the future of the technical workforce leaders,” he said.
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