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The five astronauts assigned to the Artemis 3 mission, along with backup crew member Bob Hines, found out their assignments during a mysterious 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, and NASA's chief astronaut Scott Tingle and NASA associate administrator Amit Kshatriya
What
The five astronauts assigned to the Artemis 3 mission, along with backup crew member Bob Hines, found out their assignments during a mysterious meeting at the Johnson Space Center.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT · 3h 38m ago
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Houston, Johnson Space Center (JSC) ·
Why
NASA took an unconventional approach to inform the astronauts of their crew assignments for the Artemis 3 mission, which aims to return astronauts to the moon.
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NASA revealed the Artemis 3 crew, setting the stage for a complex mission targeting late 2027 to rendezvous with and test two unproven lunar lander designs, highlighting the challenges and high stakes in the renewed push for lunar exploration.
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3 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 38m agoNASA informed the Artemis 3 primary and backup crew of their assignments through a mysterious meeting invitation, about two weeks before the public announcement on June 9.Open article
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- Health & Science3h 38m agoNASA 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.Open article