NASA names four astronauts for Artemis III test (opens in new tab)

NASA named Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas to fly Artemis III, assigning Bresnik as commander, ESA astronaut Parmitano as pilot, and Rubio and Douglas as mission specialists. Bob Hines will serve as backup crew member. NASA announced the crew at Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 9 for a mission now planned as a roughly two-week rehearsal in low Earth orbit rather than a Moon landing. The flight is targeted for 2027 and will have Orion practice rendezvous and...