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:Before stepping aboard the most powerful rocket ever built, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman took his two daughters, Ellie and Katherine, for a quiet walk — and had one of the hardest conversations any parent can face.He spoke openly about his will, the trust documents, and the practical steps they would need to take if he didn’t come home. It was a moment of raw honesty, preparing his teenage girls for the worst-case scenario on a mission that would carry him farther from Earth than any human had ever traveled.Since losing his wife, Carroll, to cancer in 2020, Wiseman has raised Ellie and Katherine as a single father while training for NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. Through it all, he has approached both fatherhood and his astronaut duties with the same quiet strength and transparency.Just before launch, he shared a heartfelt selfie with his daughters in front of the towering SLS rocket at Launch Pad 39B. His caption captured the mix of pride and love: “Dad, we can’t leave the rocket without a .5 together!! I love these two ladies, and I’m boarding that rocket a very proud father.”At 50 years old, Wiseman became the first commander of a lunar mission since Gene Cernan on Apollo 17 — and the oldest person ever to travel beyond low Earth orbit. His daughters watched with pride as their father lifted off toward the Moon on April 1, 2026.This deeply human story reminds us that behind every historic achievement lies profound personal sacrifice. Reid Wiseman’s courage — as both a dedicated father and a pioneering astronaut — beautifully embodies love, resilience, and the unbreakable human spirit that continues to reach for the stars.
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