JUNE 16, 2026 – The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) graduated its Class 168 during a ceremony near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on June 12. Retired Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman, a USNTPS graduate who serves as a NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission commander, delivered the graduation ceremony’s keynote address. “When NASA wants to do something for the first time, they pick [test pilots] because [USNTPS] does risky things in the s…
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