NASA Names Artemis III Crew for 2027 Moon Mission with ESA Partner
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NASA has announced the Artemis III prime crew—Randy Bresnik (commander), Luca Parmitano (pilot), Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio (mission specialists)—with Bob Hines as backup—for a 2027 lunar test flight. The mission will launch on SLS/Orion from Kennedy Space Center, rendezvous and dock in orbit with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers, and roughly two weeks in space will test complex docking and operations ahead of Artemis IV. Parmitano marks the first ESA astronaut on an Artemis mission, underscoring international collaboration.
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