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 to launch next year.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

Tres estadounidenses y un italiano volarán al espacio en una etapa para la que inicialmente se había considerado incluir a una mujer

The next mission won’t involve a moonshot

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Vier astronauten nemen deel aan de derde missie in NASA's maanprogramma Artemis. Deze wordt minder spectaculair dan de vorige vlucht, waarbij astronauten naar de maan en terug…

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.

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.

Artemis 3 is suddenly feeling very real.

Nel 2027 l'astronauta italiano parteciperà alla missione con cui si testeranno le manovre per il ritorno sulla Luna

NASA on Tuesday announced the four crew members for the Artemis III mission, which is planned for 2027 and will include tests in Earth orbit.

The Artemis III mission, scheduled for 2027, features four astronauts, including three from NASA and one from ESA.