Nasa reveals crew for Artemis III mission
The crew, who are all men, are scheduled to blast off in 2027 to test systems ahead of a planned Moon landing.
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"You carry the fire of exploration from generations past, the confidence of this agency, and the support of this nation..."
— Jared Isaacman , Executive
"NASA named three US astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission."
— Jared Isaacman , Executive
"Artemis III is an incredibly exciting, complicated and highly coordinated multi-launch campaign."
— Jeremy Parsons , Executive
"The company has made 'excellent' progress on its investigation into the explosion's cause."
— John Couluris , Executive
"We are confident that New Glenn will be ready for Artemis III."
— Jeremy Parsons , Executive
"Estamos regresando a la Luna, una gran aventura para construir una base lunar y desarrollar todo su potencial científico y económico, además de dominar las habilidades necesarias para el siguiente destino al que inevitablemente iremos."
— Jared Isaacman , Executive
Key People
Mission specialist for Artemis III.
Mission specialist for Artemis III.
Jared Isaacman is the new head of NASA and an amateur jet pilot known for being the first non-professional astronaut to conduct a spacewalk.
Nasa’s acting deputy associate administrator for the moon to Mars program office.
Vice president at Blue Origin.
Pilot of Artemis III, associated with the European Space Agency.
Nasa astronaut serving as the mission's commander.
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The crew, who are all men, are scheduled to blast off in 2027 to test systems ahead of a planned Moon landing.
NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis 3 mission, scheduled for launch in mid-to-late 2027, which will test docking procedures and systems with both Blue Origin's Blue Moon and SpaceX’s Starship landers.
NASA has named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth's orbit next year that will test landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin.
La NASA ha anunciado la tripulación de la misión Artemis III, prevista para 2027, cuyo objetivo es avanzar en el regreso de astronautas a la Luna, más de 50 años después del Apolo 17.
La NASA ha revelado los nombres de los astronautas de la misión Artemis 3, prevista para 2027, compuesta por cuatro hombres: los estadounidenses Randy Bresnik (comandante), Frank Rubio y Andre Douglas (especialistas de misión), y el italiano Luca Parmitano (piloto, de la ESA).
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