NASA named three US astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Ear

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 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’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…

The next mission won’t involve a moonshot

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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.

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

Esta nueva misión pondrá a prueba dos módulos lunares cerca de la Tierra en 2027. Forma parte de los preparativos para el regreso al satélite terrestre

Mit Artemis III will die Nasa künftige Mondlandungen vorbereiten. Einer der Astronauten an Bord wird der Italiener Luca Parmitano sein.

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.