NASA taps US, Italian astronauts for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft
June 9 - NASA on Tuesday 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 Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for the first time in space.
NASA has announced the four astronauts who will crew the upcoming Artemis III mission, scheduled for launch late next year. The crew includes three American astronauts and one Italian astronaut. This mission will serve as a crucial test of SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers in Earth's orbit.
This mission is a vital step in NASA's plan to return humans to the moon, testing key lunar landing technology before attempting a crewed landing.
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