NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
NASA has unveiled the four astronauts who have been named to the crew for the next mission under the agency's Artemis moon campaign.
The crew is expected to launch into Earth orbit next year to conduct demonstrations with one or both of the lunar landers that SpaceX and Blue Origin are building.
NASA reveals Artemis III crew, advancing its Moon return plan. SpaceX and Blue Origin race to build landers ahead of 2027 test mission and 2028 landing.
The four-member crew will conduct rendezvous and docking demonstrations between Orion and commercial lunar landing systems in Earth orbit. The mission is designed to validate hardware, software, ...
NASA has announced the Artemis III crew, marking a key step towards its 2028 lunar landing goal, while SpaceX and Blue Origin race to develop competing moon landers.
NASA's Artemis 3 mission in 2027 looks to be one of agency's most complicated missions ever, with three giant rocket launches ...
NASA has unveiled the Artemis III crew, including astronauts Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas, ...
Three Americans, one Italian to fly next Artemis mission Artemis III to test spacecraft dockings in Earth orbit Debut test for SpaceX's Starship, Blue Origin's Blue Moon June 9 (Reuters) - NASA named ...