NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman prepares to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to board NASA's Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis II launch on April 1, 2026.
Credit: NASA/John Kraus
As part of NASA's new Inspiration Tour, Reid Wiseman, NASA astronaut and commander of the agency's Artemis II mission, will highlight America's strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints game in Baltimore on Sunday, Sept. 20.
A Baltimore native, Wiseman is a 27-year Navy veteran and NASA astronaut who spent 175 days in space over two missions. On April 1, Wiseman launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SLS (Space Launch System) rocket as part of the Artemis II mission. Wiseman and his fellow Artemis II crew members completed a historic lunar flyby, marking humanity's return to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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