Reid Wiseman, commander of the upcoming NASA Artemis 2 mission and retired astronaut, has been appointed deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Caltech manages JPL under contract with NASA. Wiseman, also a retired U.S. Navy captain, is taking up his new position at JPL — NASA's center of excellence in robotics and deep space exploration. His appointment is based on his extensive experience in aviation, engineering, and space research accumulated during his service at NASA and the Navy. JPL plays a key role in the development and operation of spacecraft for planetary exploration, as well as in the creation of robotic systems used in NASA missions. Wiseman's appointment to a leadership position at the laboratory underscores the organization's commitment to recruiting specialists with practical spaceflight experience to manage scientific and technical programs. Earlier, Wiseman was selected as commander of the Artemis 2 mission — the first crewed flight under NASA's program to return humans to the Moon. This mission will involve a lunar flyby with a crew and will be an important step in preparation for subsequent astronaut landings on the lunar surface. Wiseman's transition to an administrative position at JPL and Caltech comes against the backdrop of ongoing preparations for the Artemis 2 launch, raising questions about how his new duties will be reconciled with his participation in the upcoming mission. Official representatives of NASA and Caltech have not yet provided detailed comments on how his continued participation in the space program will be organized.