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NASA has assigned four astronauts to Artemis III, the next mission in its moon program planned for 2027.
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Who
Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, Bob Hines, Norm Knight, Jeremy Parsons, Vanessa Wyche, and an unnamed European Space Agency astronaut
What
NASA has assigned four astronauts to Artemis III, the next mission in its moon program planned for 2027.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:34:00 GMT · 4h 27m ago
Where
low Earth orbit ·
Why
This mission will be an in-space test of key systems and is considered necessary before future lunar landing attempts.
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The Artemis III mission serves as a critical step in humanity's return to the Moon and the long-term goal of sending humans to Mars, with the crew rehearsing crucial docking procedures in low Earth orbit.
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