My Take
Reid Wiseman is the kind of astronaut who makes the whole enterprise feel human again — a Navy test pilot from Baltimore who flew combat missions, earned an Air Medal, and then somehow topped all of that by spending 167 days aboard the International Space Station on Expedition 41. What made him stand out wasn't just the resume; it was that he live-tweeted the Northern Lights, sunrises, and storm systems from orbit with the enthusiasm of someone who genuinely couldn't believe his luck, and that infectious wonder pulled millions of people into caring about spaceflight. Then NASA made him chief of the Astronaut Office, which is less a desk job and more the person who decides which humans leave the planet — no small thing. Selected to command Artemis II, he's been the face of humanity's return to the Moon, and honestly, I can't think of a better one: decorated combat pilot, curious engineer, and still somehow the guy who tweets photos of your hometown from 250 miles up.
Overview
Gregory Reid Wiseman (born November 11, 1975) is a United States Navy captain, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. He served as the 17th chief of the Astronaut Office from 2020 to 2022.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Reid Wiseman
- Name (Japanese)
- リード・ワイズマン
- Reading
- りーど・わいずまん
- Born
- November 11, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- naval officer / astronaut / systems engineer / fighter pilot / test pilot
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dulaney High School
- University
- Johns Hopkins University
Awards & achievements
- Air Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.