NASA announces Artemis III crew: Who are the 4 astronauts taking us a step closer to our mission to Mars? [View all]
Source: Yahoo News
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.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed that the following four astronauts have been assigned to the test flight: mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio, commander Randy Bresnik and pilot Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency.
The backup crew member is Bob Hines, who most recently served as the pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the ISS.
"While Artemis II was all about moon joy, Artemis III will be all about Earth joy," Nicky Fox, NASA's head of science, said during Tuesday's announcement at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/nasa-announces-artemis-iii-crew-who-are-the-4-astronauts-taking-us-a-step-closer-to-our-mission-to-mars-164136763.html
= new reply since forum marked as read