NASA announced the four-person prime crew for Artemis III at Johnson Space Center

¨     NASA announced the four-person prime crew for Artemis III at Johnson Space Center.

¨     The mission is targeted for launch in late 2027 from Kennedy Space Center.

¨     Artemis III is part of the Artemis Programme and will use the Orion spacecraft along with commercial human landing systems.

The prime crew consists of:

1.     Randy Bresnik – Commander

2.     Luca Parmitano – Pilot

3.     Andre Douglas – Mission Specialist

4.     Frank Rubio – Mission Specialist

Bob Hines was named as the backup crew member for Artemis III. Artemis III is planned as a crewed Earth-orbit test flight. The mission will test rendezvous and docking operations between the Orion spacecraft and commercial human landing systems. Human landing systems developed by Blue Origin and SpaceX will be involved in the mission. The mission plan was revised in February 2026. Under the revised plan, the first human lunar landing is now expected to take place during Artemis IV in 2028.