Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman move into NASA emeritus status

Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning into emeritus status at NASA. The change was announced on 2026-09-09, making them the first astronauts to join the NASA emeritus program.

NASA said both Glover and Wiseman are moving into emeritus status, with announcements dated 2026-09-09.

The two are identified as the first astronauts to enter NASA’s emeritus program.

Glover has accepted a full-time administrative leadership post and has a full-time role at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. That position took effect, and one announcement tied to it was dated 2026-09-01, while California Polytechnic State University issued an announcement on 2026-09-09.

Glover also committed to NASA to pass on Orion knowledge to future Artemis missions. His compensation is waived, he will not be paid, and he will receive an access badge.

Glover and Wiseman were two of the four astronauts who first flew on NASA’s Space Launch System aboard Orion on a mission around the Moon.

Artemis III is listed with an announcement date of 2027, a low Earth orbit profile, and a role to test rendezvous and docking between Orion and commercial human landing systems.

For readers following lunar activity, the personnel move matters because it shifts two astronauts with Orion and Space Launch System flight experience into emeritus roles while keeping at least one of them connected to NASA work.

It also links directly to lunar mission operations: the facts say Glover will help transfer Orion knowledge for future Artemis missions, and Artemis III is described as testing rendezvous and docking with commercial human landing systems in low Earth orbit.

NASA is the U.S. space agency. Orion is a spacecraft, and Space Launch System is a rocket.

For Glover, the next defined activity in the facts is continued support to NASA by conveying Orion knowledge to future Artemis missions.