American astronaut Reid Wiseman’s wife of 17 years, Carroll Taylor Wiseman, died of cancer in 2020. The couple had two daughters, and Wiseman struggled with the responsibility of being both a single parent and an astronaut. His NASA biography states that he “considers his time as an only parent as his greatest challenge and the most rewarding phase of his life.” Wiseman later commanded the Artemis II mission (April 1–10, 2026), and one of the most touching moments of the mission came when the crew said they wanted to name one of the craters they discovered “Carroll,” in honor of his wife.
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