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Artemis II crew tearfully requests lunar crater be named after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife

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Artemis II crew tearfully requests lunar crater be named after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife The Artemis II crew broke down in tears as they officially named a lunar crater after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll.

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What happened

Artemis II crew tearfully requests lunar crater be named after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife The Artemis II crew broke down in tears as they officially named a lunar crater after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll.

Why it matters

All four astronauts were seen wiping tears from their faces as Jeremy Hansen made the naming request with a shaking voice while broadcasting to Houston.

Common ground

“A number of years ago we started this journey in our close-knit astronaut family, and we lost a loved one,” Hansen said.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “The Artemis II crew broke the Apollo 13 record set in 1970 at 248,655 miles from Earth”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Artemis II crew surpassed the Apollo 13 record set in 1970. One source specifies the new maximum distance was 252,752 miles from Earth.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby mission on April 1–11, 2026. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 19…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is an upcoming lunar mission, planned to be the second crewed mission in NASA's Artemis exploration program, with a targeted launch in mid-2027. The crew will launch aboard the Space Launc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Artemis program by NASA, crews of four astronauts are planned to fly lunar missions beginning in 2026. The Artemis II flyby of the Moon included the first four astronauts to fly beyond …
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Claim 2: “The crew requested that another crater be named after their capsule, Integrity”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Artemis II crew requested naming a crater after their spacecraft, 'Integrity.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since Apollo …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby mission on April 1–11, 2026. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 19…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is an upcoming lunar mission, planned to be the second crewed mission in NASA's Artemis exploration program, with a targeted launch in mid-2027. The crew will launch aboard the Space Launc…
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Claim 3: “Carroll died of cancer in 2020”
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Multiple web search results state that Carroll Taylor Wiseman died in 2020 after a battle with cancer. The specific date mentioned is May 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby mission on April 1–11, 2026. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 19…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carroll is a lunar impact crater located on the surface of the Moon. It was unofficially named on April 6, 2026, by the crew of the Artemis II mission during their flyby of the Moon, after Commander R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Reid Wiseman (born November 11, 1975) is an American naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon …
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Claim 4: “Carroll, the spouse of Reid, the mother of Katie and Ellie”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Carroll was the wife of Commander Reid Wiseman and that she was survived by two daughters named Katie and Ellie.
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Claim 5: “Artemis II crew tearfully requests lunar crater be named after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that the Artemis II crew proposed naming a lunar crater after Carroll Wiseman, the late wife of Commander Reid Wiseman. Sources indicate this naming proposal occurred during the mission's flyby.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II was a crewed lunar flyby mission on April 1–11, 2026. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 19…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carroll is a lunar impact crater located on the surface of the Moon. It was unofficially named on April 6, 2026, by the crew of the Artemis II mission during their flyby of the Moon, after Commander R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Reid Wiseman (born November 11, 1975) is an American naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He was the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, the first crewed flight around the Moon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Wiseman
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