NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Commander Reid Wiseman joins Caltech and JPL
NASA's Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begins his new role at NASA’s center of excellence for robotics and deep space exploration and at Caltech that manages JPL for NASA, on Nov. 30, 2026.
This video of Reid Wiseman accepting this role was shared at a Brave New Space Age event at Caltech on Oct. 28, 2026.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/caltech-names-artemis-ii-commander-reid-wiseman-as-nasa-jpl-deputy
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/artemis-ii-commander-reid-wiseman-joins-caltech-as-associate-vice-president-and-jpl-deputy-director
Caltech created the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1936. Decades in the making, this has brought the United States a long line of firsts. Together, Caltech and JPL advance frontier technologies—including quantum, artificial intelligence and autonomy, plus microelectronics, advanced radar and sensing, robotics, and resilient space systems—with applications across civil and commercial sectors.
Caltech JPL helps sustain America’s innovation edge and capabilities essential to long-term advantages.
Learn more: https://www.caltech.edu/research/jpl
Duration: 1 minute, 24 seconds
Release Date: Oct. 28, 2026
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