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

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.

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

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

The next mission won’t involve a moonshot

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