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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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 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).
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.
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