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What to Know About Artemis III as NASA Readies to Reveal Crew

NASA will reveal the four Artemis III astronauts as the mission prepares to test docking with commercial lunar landers in low Earth orbit.

  • On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, NASA will announce the four astronauts assigned to Artemis III at Johnson Space Center in Houston at 11 a.m. ET.
  • Unlike Artemis II's lunar flyby, Artemis III focuses on testing docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit, requiring candidates with spacewalk experience and piloting skills.
  • Speculation surrounds crew selection, with Raja Chari, Nicole Mann, Kayla Barron, and Andre Douglas identified as top-tier prospects based on technical expertise and prior spaceflight experience.
  • Agency officials may include an international partner, with European Space Agency astronauts like Samantha Cristoforetti viewed as contenders, following the Canadian Space Agency's Artemis II precedent.
  • Success depends on human landing systems like SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon, though both have faced development delays, including a recent New Glenn rocket explosion.
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NASA on Tuesday named the four astronauts it plans to send on the Artemis III mission, the next major step in its return-to-the-moon program.

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It won't be the big return of humans on the moon, but Artemis III is a crucial part of the lunar comeback for NASA.

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