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Health & Science2h 52m ago

NASA has assigned four astronauts to Artemis III, a test mission for 2027 aimed at testing key systems in low Earth orbit, including docking with commercial landers.

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Who
NASA, Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, Bob Hines, Norm Knight, Jeremy Parsons, Vanessa Wyche
What
NASA has assigned four astronauts to Artemis III, a test mission for 2027 aimed at testing key systems in low Earth orbit, including docking with commercial landers.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:34:00 GMT · 2h 52m ago
Where
low Earth orbit ·
Why
The mission is deliberately designed to take calculated risks so that future crews will be safer and ultimately successful when they put boots on the lunar surface.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This test flight is a major step toward returning humans to the moon and building a longer-term path to Mars, driving advances in communications, materials, navigation, and life-support systems.

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    NASA has assigned four astronauts to Artemis III, a 2027 mission planned as an in-space test of key systems and to place a European Space Agency astronaut on the crew.
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