NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman were reported on September 9, 2026, to be transitioning that month to emeritus status at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, following the Artemis II mission earlier that year. In an emeritus role, the agency said, people with deep technical and professional knowledge can keep supporting NASA by donating time to train and mentor the workforce.

According to the release, Glover, the Artemis II pilot, intended to support aerospace, leadership and public service efforts and to pass on his knowledge of Orion and its systems to future Artemis missions. Wiseman, the mission's commander, was to share his spaceflight experience with colleagues ahead of Artemis III, described as a low Earth orbit mission to test rendezvous and docking between Orion and commercial human landing systems.

Administrator Jared Isaacman said Wiseman had previously spent 165 days aboard the International Space Station. The release also said Glover and Wiseman were among the four astronauts who launched on the Space Launch System rocket aboard Orion for a 10-day mission around the Moon, splashing down on April 10. NASA said it was preparing for Artemis IV, a lunar surface mission in 2028.