2 Artemis astronauts to step down after NASA moon mission. See photos

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover fist bump next to NASA astronaut Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen during a March 27 media event at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Artemis II launch.

Now that both the astronauts have transitioned to an emeritus role at NASA, they'll serve as consultants to the space agency while pursuing other professional opportunites.

With the Artemis II launch imminent, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover walk to board the astronaut van April 1 for their drive to launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

It was the second spaceflight for both of them, and may be their last now that they're hanging up their spacesuits at NASA. One other astronaut on the mission, the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen, also previously announced that he was stepping down as a CSA astronaut.

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman sends a heart of loved ones as the crew leaves crew quarters at the Kennedy Space Center on April 1 while headed to Pad 39B for launch on an 10-day rendezvous with the moon.

During the mission, the four-person crew flew farther from Earth than any human ever had while seeing sights of the moon's far side never seen in person.

Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover blows kisses to his family as the crew leaves crew quarters April 1 at Kennedy Space Center before the launch of the mission.

Glover has already announced on social media that he has accepted a full-time administrative leadership position at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the moon.

The test mission set the stage for a future moon landing as early as 2028 during Artemis IV. But first, NASA will conduct a test mission of the lunar landers during Artemis III in 2027.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover is pictured April 6 in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby.

NASA has plans for a long-term presence on the moon, made possible by a $20 billion lunar base where rotating crews of astronauts can live and work. From there, it's onward to Mars.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman takes a moment to gaze out at the moon from the Orion spacecraft during the seven-hour lunar observation period April 6.

NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Commander Reid Wiseman prepare for their April 6 journey around the far side of the moon with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (far right) by configuring their camera equipment for use through the Orion spacecraft's window.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover pumps his fists on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's USS John P. Murtha after returning to Earth with the crew of the Artemis II moon mission. The astronauts splashed down April 10 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman celebrated upon arrival April 10 to the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after he and three fellow crewmates were extracted from their Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft after splashdown, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch sit on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and crewmates Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, April 10 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

NASA Artemis II pilot Victor Glover holds his chest as his fellow crew members sing happy birthday to him April 30 shortly after ringing the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session in Times Square.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover prepares to throw the first pitch June 12 ahead of a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover make an appearance on the pitch before Netherlands faces Sweden in a June 20 match during the FIFA World Cup.

NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover make an appearance on the pitch before Netherlands faces Sweden in a June 20 match during the FIFA World Cup.

NASA's Artemis II crew members Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman attend a press conference July 13 during the Artemis II crew post-flight visit to the European Space Agency's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands,

NASA's Artemis II crew members Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman attend a press conference July 13 during the Artemis II crew post-flight visit to the European Space Agency's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands,

NASA's Artemis II crew members Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman attend a press conference July 13 during the Artemis II crew post-flight visit to the European Space Agency's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands,

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover shake hands during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation Aug. 28 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Also pictured is NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

U.S. President Donald Trump presents NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with a medal during a Congressional Space Medal of Honor presentation Aug. 28 to the Artemis II crew at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.