Baltimore astronaut Reid Wiseman is heading to the moon

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Native Reid Wiseman will serve as the Mission Commander for NASA’s upcoming moon mission Artemis II, NASA announced Monday. Wiseman is a seasoned astronaut, engineer, and Navy Veteran. But to WJZ, and the Baltimore community, he’s even more. In 2014, Wiseman served Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 41, a mission that lasted 165 days. According to NASA, he completed “over 300 scientific experiments in areas such as human physiology, medicine, physical science, Earth science and astrophysics” during the expedition. Prior to his assignment, Wiseman served as chief of the Astronaut Office from December…