NASA names Artemis III crew for 2027 docking test (opens in new tab)

NASA has named four astronauts for Artemis III, a 2027 mission that will test spacecraft docking in low Earth orbit rather than fly to the Moon. The crew consists of NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio, plus European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano of Italy. The mission will launch Orion on NASA’s Space Launch System from Kennedy Space Center and use a coordinated sequence involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn and SpaceX’s Starship to test Blue Moon and Starship lan...