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

NASA named Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio as the prime crew for Artemis III during a June 9 event at Johnson Space Center in Houston, with NASA astronaut Bob Hines assigned as backup. Bresnik will command the mission, Parmitano of the European Space Agency will serve as pilot, and Douglas and Rubio will fly as mission specialists. The 2027 mission will not land on the Moon; NASA says SLS will launch Orion and the crew to low Earth orbit for rendezvous and docking...