WASHINGTON, June 9 : NASA on Tuesday named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth's orbit next year that will test landers from Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for the first time in space.NASA

It's a long list, but there are some front runners.

The Artemis 3 crew poses for an official portrait. From left to right: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio. Image: NASA/Bill Stafford.

The crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled…

NASA names the crew for 2027’s Artemis III Earth orbit mission testing Orion docking with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers ahead of future moon landing missions.

Orbital test flight to validate SLS, Orion, lander operations before Artemis IV touchdown

NASA is set to reveal the astronauts selected for the Artemis III mission, which aims to advance plans for future lunar landings and Mars exploration.

NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

NASA’s Artemis III crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut

The crew is expected to launch to Earth orbit next year to conduct demonstrations with one or both of the lunar landers that SpaceX and Blue Origin are building.

It'll be a key test flight before landing on the Moon.

Artemis III is the final mission planned before NASA attempts to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2028.

WASHINGTON, June 9 : NASA on Tuesday named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in…

NASA announced the four astronauts that will join the next Artemis mission — a test flight vital to putting astronauts back on the surface of the moon for the first time in more…

The next mission won’t involve a moonshot

NEW YORK (AP) — NASA on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency's plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon.

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The quartet will fly to Earth orbit next year to test docking techniques and procedures ahead of a planned moon landing in 2028.

Artemis III will launch in 2027 and test key systems and operations needed before astronauts attempt a lunar landing on Artemis IV in 2028.

The crew will orbit Earth while practising docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.

NASA reveals Artemis III crew, advancing its Moon return plan. SpaceX and Blue Origin race to build landers ahead of 2027 test mission and 2028 landing.