NASA Announces Artemis III Crew in Houston
NASA revealed the astronaut crew for its Artemis III mission during an event in Houston on Tuesday. This mission represents the next phase in the US space agency's strategy to land astronauts on the moon. The announcement follows two months after the Artemis II mission, which completed a record-breaking journey around the moon, surpassing the maximum distance previously achieved by Apollo 13.
The crew includes NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, along with European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano. Their mission will involve orbiting Earth while practicing the docking of their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.
‘Earth’s first starfleet’: NASA reveals Artemis III crew and project’s next steps
