Nasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?

Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis V Moon landing in 2028.

How Will the Artemis III Astronauts Train?

The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts.

By K. R. Callaway

‘Earth’s first starfleet’: Nasa reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps

Luca Parmitano to pilot all-male crew of four paving way for planned first human landing on Artemis IV in 2028 Jared Isaacman, the Nasa administrator, hailed the creation of “Earth’s first starfleet” on Tuesday as he revealed the Artemis III crew and details of the next stages of the space agency’s project to return humans to the moon. An Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (ESA), will be the pilot of the planned two-week mission to lower Earth orbit next year that ...

By Richard Luscombe

NASA to announce astronauts assigned to Artemis III test flight

NASA officials are providing an update on the space agency's Artemis III mission, with details expected about the crew assigned to the next test flight.

Nasa reveals Artemis III astronauts in next step towards moon landing

Nasa on Tuesday revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in the space agency’s plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon. The announcement came two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13. Nasa’s Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency’s Luca Parmitano won’t fly to the moon or land on the surface. Instead, they will orbit Earth while practising docking their Orion...

By Associated Press

NASA announces Artemis III crew: Who are the 4 astronauts taking us a step closer to our mission to Mars?

'Golden age of exploration': Nasa announces crew for Artemis III paving way to lunar South Pole mission

NASA revealed the Artemis III crew, including Commander Randy Bresnik, for a 2027 mission focused on complex Earth orbit tests. These tests are crucial for the 2028 Artemis IV lunar South Pole landing. The mission will demonstrate rendezvous and docking with commercial landers, advancing NASA's return to the Moon and future Mars exploration.

By TOI SCIENCE DESK

Who will fly on Artemis 3? Nasa set to reveal crew for next major moon mission

NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

Parmitano joins Artemis III mission crew

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 9 - Italy's most experienced and pioneering astronaut Luca Parmitano has been included on the crew of NASA's Artemis III mission, intended to pave the way for a human return to the moon, NASA said Tuesday. The 49-year-old from Paterno in Sicily, who was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and was the first Italian to command the International Space Station, will be part of the mission, scheduled for the second half of 2027, which will not be headed to the moon. It was ...

By ANSA