Carroll Wiseman Obituary: Artemis II Crew Honors Late Wife of Astronaut Reid Wiseman with Lunar Tribute – Carroll Wiseman Obituary, Death; In a deeply emotional moment during NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, astronauts paid tribute to Carroll Taylor Wiseman, the late wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman. Carroll, who passed away from cancer in 2020 at age 46, was honored by the crew with the proposed naming of a bright lunar crater in her memory.
As the Artemis II spacecraft made history by traveling farther from Earth than any humans have before, the four‑person crew — including NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — took a poignant pause on April 6, 2026, to recognize Carroll’s life. During a live broadcast, Hansen announced the name “Carroll” for a previously unnamed lunar crater visible from Earth.
“It’s a bright spot on the Moon. And we would like to call it Carroll,” Hansen said, speaking through emotion as fellow crew members, including Wiseman, shared the moment of tribute. The proposed name joins another crater named “Integrity,” reflecting the crew’s chosen name for their Orion spacecraft.
Carroll Taylor Wiseman was not only a devoted spouse but also a mother to the couple’s two daughters, Katie and Ellie. Her battle with cancer ended in May 2020 after a five‑year fight, leaving her family and friends to cherish her legacy. Since her passing, Wiseman has balanced his role as an astronaut with raising their children as a single father.
The emotional tribute highlights the human side of space exploration — where personal loss and historic achievement intersect. As the Artemis II crew continues its mission around the Moon, the memory of Carroll’s life and the love she shared with her family remain etched not just in hearts on Earth, but now on the lunar surface itself.
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