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NASA Will Reveal the Artemis 3 Astronauts on June 9
NASA will update the Artemis III mission and name the astronauts for the test flight during a live event, with streaming on NASA+ and YouTube.
- On Tuesday, June 9, NASA will announce the four astronauts selected for Artemis III during a live event at Johnson Space Center in Houston, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman restructured the Artemis program in late February, shifting Artemis III from a moon-landing mission to an orbital test flight following Artemis II's successful lunar flyby last month.
- Artemis III will test critical rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial human landing systems from SpaceX and Blue Origin, validating life-support systems needed for eventual lunar surface landings.
- The live event will stream on NASA+, YouTube and social media platforms; international media must register by May 28 and U.S. media by June 4, with the crew available for limited interviews afterward.
- Artemis III is targeted for launch in late 2027, positioning Artemis IV as the first actual lunar landing mission in 2028 near the south pole as NASA builds toward establishing a permanent lunar presence and eventual crewed Mars missions.
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Names of the Four Artemis III Astronauts to Be Revealed on June 9
Until earlier this year the crew of the Artemis III mission to the Moon was supposed to be the first in over half a century to set foot on the lunar surface. That changed back in February, when a revised Artemis program, born from safety concerns and the need to test hardware some more, sent the goals of the mission tumbling back down to Earth orbit. Just like the mission before it, the recently concluded (continue reading...)
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