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NASA informed five astronauts of their assignments for the Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the moon, through an unannounced meeting at the Johnson Space Center.
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Houston, Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Who
NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Bob Hines
What
NASA informed five astronauts of their assignments for the Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the moon, through an unannounced meeting at the Johnson Space Center.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT · 3h 35m ago
Where
Houston, Johnson Space Center (JSC) ·
Why
NASA took an unconventional approach to informing the astronauts of Artemis 3 about their crew assignments.
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The Artemis 3 mission will use an Orion spacecraft on a Space Launch System rocket to rendezvous and dock with two different lunar lander designs, testing their compatibility in space, as a precursor to the Artemis program's first planned lunar landing.
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