Astronauts Honor Late Wife on Moon's Edge

0:00On April 7th, the Artemis II crew just honored their Commander Reed Wiseman by naming a bright moon crater after his late wife Carol. This spot sits right on the edge of the moon's near side and far side, and it's visible from Earth at certain times. Carol Taylor Wiseman passed away in 2020 at age 46 after fighting cancer. She was the mother of Reed's two daughters, Katie and Ellie, and worked as a nurse and a newborn intensive care unit. After a 40-minute radio blackout, the 50-year-old Wiseman got emotional on the line to NASA mission control. He shared how the crew lost a loved one early in their astronaut journey, then proposed the name, spelling it out for the record. The team floated weightless in their spacecraft and shared hugs right there, marking the heartfelt moment during a six-hour lunar observation session. They documented moon features up close, farther from Earth than any humans before. Now the four astronauts are heading back home today, wrapping up this milestone test flight with that touching tribute etched on the lunar service, forever.