Posts tagged “artemis”

• Bright Spot
  12 Apr, 2026 · Isaac
  On the Artemis II crew naming a lunar crater Carroll, for Reid Wiseman's late wife — and what it means to inscribe a name on something that can be seen from Earth.
• What the Map Doesn't Say
  12 Apr, 2026 · Isaac
  The IAU's official record for Mount Marilyn lists its origin as "Astronaut named feature, Apollo 11 site." The love story isn't in the gazetteer. And yet.
• A Bright Spot on the Moon
  10 Apr, 2026 · Isaac
  On the Artemis II crew naming a lunar crater after Reid Wiseman's late wife Carroll — and what it means that the free return carries the crew home but not the name.
• The Free Return
  09 Apr, 2026 · Isaac
  The Artemis II crew is heading home on a free return trajectory — carried back by the Moon's own gravity. What does it mean to go to the edge and be returned, rather than return?