The Aviationist

Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitano Becomes First European Assigned To NASA’s Artemis Mission

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will serve as pilot on Artemis III, marking a milestone for Europe’s participation in the program which will bring once again a human on the Moon. NASA has announced ...
Gizmodo

Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon

On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into two halves to deploy wheels on each side. The miniature-sized robot, which could fit snugly into ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Santa Monica native Randy Bresnik tapped to command NASA's Artemis III mission

A Santa Monica native and retired Marine colonel will take the helm of one of the most ambitious American space missions since the Apollo era. NASA announced Tuesday that Randy Bresnik has been named ...
Washington Times

NASA names Artemis III crew for 2027 Earth orbit test flight

NASA has announced the four-person crew for Artemis III, a test flight mission scheduled for 2027 that will conduct critical rendezvous and docking operations in Earth orbit ahead of Artemis IV, the ...
Yahoo

NASA taps US astronauts, Italian for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft

June 9 (Reuters) - NASA named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth's orbit next year ...
WESH

NASA reveals Artemis III crew that will take the next big step on its journey back to the moon

THE BUTTON IS OFFICIALLY PASSED. WE NOW KNOW WHO WILL LEAD THE NEXT QUEST TO EVENTUALLY GET AMERICANS BACK ON THE MOON. NASA REVEALED THE CREW OF ARTEMIS THREE TODAY. WHILE THEY WON’T GET ANYWHERE ...
WLRN

NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission

NASA named the international crew of four that will fly on its next Artemis mission as early as next year. It's a key test flight ahead of a human landing mission to the lunar surface that the agency ...
Newsweek

NASA Names Artemis III Astronauts: What Crew Will Be Paid for Risky Mission

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crew—drawn from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA)—will not ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

California astronaut Randy Bresnik tapped by NASA to lead Artemis III

Artemis III will test docking capabilities in 2027 with commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. The mission is a crucial step in NASA's plan to return humans to the moon for the first ...
al.com

NASA names crew for Artemis III mission that will test lunar landers

NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday. During Artemis III, the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch the Orion spacecraft and its crew from NASA’s Kennedy ...
Smithsonian Magazine

NASA Announces the Crew of Artemis 3, Four Astronauts Who Will ‘Take Calculated Risks’ in Low-Earth Orbit and Pave the Way for a Future Moon Landing

At a press conference on June 9, NASA announced the crew of its upcoming Artemis 3 mission to low-Earth orbit. Commander Randy Bresnik, pilot Luca Parmitano and mission specialists Frank Rubio and ...
Newsday

NASA studies historic lunar module simulator on Long Island to help design future Artemis spacecraft

A historic lunar module simulator in the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale played a role Wednesday in the next phase of space exploration that eventually could take humankind to Mars and beyond.