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The Artemis III crew. From left: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio. Photo: NASA/Bill Stafford

NASA on Tuesday revealed the four-person roster for Artemis III, the next mission in the space agency's quest to return humans to the Moon's surface.

Why it matters: Artemis III will involve key tests of one or both lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin, in Earth orbit — similar to Apollo 9 before Apollo 11's historic Moon landing.