Whether any of the spacecraft will be ready in time for H2 2027 remains unanswered

Just months after the success of Artemis II, NASA is poised to reveal its next generation of daring astronauts.

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 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.