NASA Reveals Artemis III Crew as Moon Return Timeline Advances
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NASA announced the Artemis III crew—Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot and Americans Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio, and Randy Bresnik—who will conduct a two-week near-Earth test flight to validate lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX. The mission will test docking and life-support systems for the competing landers ahead of Artemis IV’s planned 2028 crewed lunar touchdown. NASA officials highlighted the coordinated array of spacecraft (Dragon, Shenzhou, Soyuz, Starliner, Starship) and the ongoing international partnership as the program advances toward returning humans to the Moon, despite Blue Origin’s recent launchpad setback with New Glenn.
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