Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II Mission | The New Yorker
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The commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, on travelling farther from Earth than any humans have gone.
The commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, on travelling farther from Earth than any humans have gone. June 5, 2026 Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. Download a Transcript. In April, the four crew members of NASA’s Artemis II mission were the first humans to ever glimpse something that cannot be seen from Earth—the so-called dark side of the moon. The mission’s commander, the former Navy captain Reid Wiseman, is fifty years old, which also makes him the oldest person ever…
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