I was on the phone with Blue Origin leadership that night, all the next day, all through the weekend."

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

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

The mission is slated to be a crewed flight which orbits Earth and demonstrates rendezvous and docking capabilities.

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