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NASA announced the four-person crew that will make up the Artemis III mission, giving more details about the roughly two-week mission that calls for Orion to dock with both a Blue Origin and SpaceX lunar lander in Earth orbit next year.

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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

Who
NASA, Commander Randy Bresnik, Pilot Luca Parmitano, Mission Specialist Andre Douglas, Mission Specialist Frank Rubio, SpaceX, AST SpaceMobile
What
NASA announced the four-person crew that will make up the Artemis III mission, giving more details about the roughly two-week mission that calls for Orion to dock with both a Blue Origin and SpaceX lunar lander in Earth orbit next year.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:10:00 GMT · 2h 56m ago
Where
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida ·
Why
The Artemis III mission aims for the eventual return to the moon, and SpaceX is launching satellites for Starlink and AST SpaceMobile.
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NASA's Artemis III mission, with its newly announced crew, signifies a step towards returning humans to the moon and involves collaboration with commercial space companies. SpaceX is performing multiple launches of communication satellites, which will expand internet access and potentially improve cellular services.

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    NASA announced the four-person crew that will make up the Artemis III mission, giving more details about the roughly two-week mission that calls for Orion to dock with both a Blue Origin and SpaceX lunar lander in Earth orbit next year.
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    A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.
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    A laser system, developed by researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, enabled high-definition video and images to be streamed from NASA's Artemis 2 mission during its lunar voyage.
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