NASA announces that Reid Wiseman—an Artemis II commander who has since retired from active astronaut duty—has been named deputy director for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Wiseman is described as the lead for NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in about half a century, and the reporting focuses on what his next role entails after his time as an astronaut.
The coverage also places the appointment within JPL’s mission and management structure. NASA News and Caltech-related reporting says Wiseman will take up duties at NASA’s JPL, a center for robotics and deep space exploration, and will begin work at the Southern California facility alongside Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA. The New York Times likewise links the transition directly to his post-mission move into JPL leadership.
Across outlets, the main emphasis differs slightly: some foreground Wiseman’s Artemis II identity and career transition, while others lead with his specific job title and the institutional context involving Caltech’s role overseeing JPL.
