Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA - KSL.com

NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will step down from active astronaut duty, transitioning to emeritus roles supporting the moon exploration program.
As emeritus astronauts, the pair will mentor and train NASA workers and share their expertise for future lunar missions, an approach the agency described as a new way to leverage experience.
The two led the Artemis II mission that flew around the moon in April with two other astronauts, setting a new distance record for humanity.
Glover has taken a leadership position at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, effective Sept. 1, where he will shape long-term strategies and encourage students to pursue science and engineering; Wiseman's future plans were not disclosed.
With crewmate Jeremy Hansen having retired from the Canadian Space Agency in July, Christina Koch is now the only Artemis II crew member remaining on NASA's active astronaut roster.
Wiseman, a retired Navy captain selected in 2009, spent more than five months aboard the International Space Station in 2014 and later served as chief astronaut; Glover, a former Navy test pilot chosen in 2013 and a Cal Poly graduate, piloted a nearly six-month SpaceX crew mission to the station in 2020-2021.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised the two for taking on one of the most challenging missions in human spaceflight and helping return America to the lunar environment.