NASA Selects Crew for Artemis Mission to Test Moon Landers

The announcement came two months after Artemis II's record-breaking trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13.

Luca Parmitano to pilot Artemis 3, first European on NASA Moon programme

The failure caused damages that could push back the launch of Artemis III or rule out Blue Origin’s participation in the mission.

Taking another step toward what could be one of the most challenging crewed space missions in recent history the crew includes three NASA astronauts and one European Space Agency astronaut.