Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission: Artemis III
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit
Artemis III is the second crew mission as part of the Artemis program. Artemis III will send a crew of 4 on a Low Earth Orbit mission, with the Orion rendezvous and dock with one or both commercial lunar landers in development by SpaceX and Blue Origin, performing in-space tests of the docked vehicles, integrated checkout of life support, communications, and propulsion systems, as well as tests of the new Extravehicular Activity (xEVA) suits.
Customers: NASA
Part of Artemis
Crew
- Randolph Bresnik Commander · NASA
- Luca Parmitano Pilot · ESA
- Andre Douglas Mission Specialist · NASA
- Francisco Rubio Mission Specialist · NASA
Where to watch
No stream announced yet. They usually appear a day or two before launch. Search YouTube
In the news
- Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking test NASASpaceflight,
- NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions NASA,
- NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions NASASpaceflight,
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