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NASA names crew for Artemis III mission that will test lunar landers

NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday.

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Artemis 2 edges toward launch as NASA readies first crewed lunar flyby in decades

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NASA announces Artemis III astronauts Tuesday for ambitious test flight

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NASA's moon plans hinge on Artemis III. Here's a look at the crew

Artemis III will test docking capabilities in 2027 with commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin.

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NASA reveals Artemis 3 astronauts for critical moon lander test flight

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NASA Taps Test Pilots and a Space Station Record-Breaker for Next Artemis Mission

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NASA's Symbolic Handover for the Next Artemis Mission

Hear their heartfelt words of encouragement as a new chapter of space exploration begins.

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Astronaut who went to school in Connecticut to join NASA's Artemis III mission

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We managed to glean some interesting details about the Artemis III mission

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Mars can wait, Artemis 2 won’t: The moon’s hardest test flight

“The most important thing we are working on refining and honing is: How do we handle the unknown?” The news conference took place in September, Hansen said. That is the reason why Artemis 2 is important to engineers much more than to mission patch collectors on the armchairs.

The test mission in Earth's low orbit is a stepping stone to return humans to the lunar surface.

NASA announced on Tuesday the group of astronauts who will crew the Artemis III mission as part of the space agency's broader program to return humans to the surface of the moon — and eventually journey to Mars.