NASA reveals the astronauts selected for the Artemis III mission, which aims to advance plans for future lunar landings and Mars exploration.

NASA on Tuesday named the four astronauts who will participate in Artemis III mission, they are expected to launch into Earth orbit next year to test rendezvous and docking procedures with moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.

NASA named the astronauts who will launch on its Artemis 3 mission next year to test docking procedures in Earth orbit ahead of a planned moon landing in 2028.

NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.

On June 9, NASA revealed the four astronauts of Artemis III, a crucial test flight ahead of the planned 2028 moon landing.

Four U.S. astronauts flew around the moon and back earlier this ⁠year in NASA's Artemis II mission, following Artemis I in 2022, a similar flight but without crew. The second cr

NASA has revealed the crew for its Artemis III mission, the next step in eventually landing astronauts on the moon

NASA introduced the four astronauts who will begin training for the Artemis III mission.