NASA names Artemis III astronauts for next phase of planned return to the Moon

Over the span of a few short months in 2026, NASA’s Artemis III mission lost its original purpose, but gained a crew and some controversy over its composition. In February 2026, as its predecessor Artemis II was experiencing launch delays, NASA announced the addition of a mission between Artemis II and the first Artemis lunar […] The post NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion appeared first on Interaksyon.

The Artemis program’s timeline and architecture has changed over the past year, so Artemis III will not land on the lunar surface.

NASA management wants a word and won't say why  The RegisterArtemis III: Nasa names astronauts to prepare for Moon landing  BBCNASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members  NASA (.gov)On June 9, 2026, NASA named Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot of Artemis 3, making him the first European ever assigned to an Artemis crew — and within hours ESA's director general framed the seat not as a courtesy but as the opening move in a ne  Space DailyEver have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That's how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments  Space

NASA has chosen four astronauts for the Artemis III mission, but there has been a major setback: the destruction of a Blue Origin rocket and its only launchpad. Our science reporter Katrina Miller describes what this event might mean for the U.S. goal of landing on the moon by 2028.

NASA has selected the Artemis III crew for a high-stakes 2027 mission designed to test the future of lunar exploration. Astronauts will launch aboard Orion and perform unprecedented docking operations with lunar landers being developed by both Blue Origin and SpaceX. The mission will require a remarkable sequence of heavy-lift rocket launches and complex in-space maneuvers, helping pave the way for future Moon landings and eventually crewed missions to Mars.

NASA finally revealed the astronauts who will test out the agency's commercial Moon landers for the first time. Let's get to know them.