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No, but NASA has just announced the Artemis III crew, including NASA Commander Randy Bresnik, ESA Pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA Mission Specialist Andre Douglas, and NASA Mission Specialist Frank Rubio, along with naming NASA Astronaut Bob Hines as the backup crew member! 💫🌕🚀
Welcome aboard.
This blog is dedicated to tracking developments related to NASA's Artemis III mission and the broader Artemis program.
We will be posting mission updates, news summaries, crew information, launch milestones, hardware progress, and other noteworthy developments as they are announced.
Latest Major Update
June 9, 2026: NASA announced the four-person Artemis III crew:
Randy Bresnik
Luca Parmitano
Frank Rubio
Andre Douglas
Current mission plans call for a 2027 flight focused on rendezvous and docking tests that will help prepare for future lunar landing missions.
The Artemis III official crew photo:
from left to right: NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, commander, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, mission specialist
petition to rename the artemis III mission to "BOYS TRIP!!!"
i have a feeling we are going to have a lot of fun with these guys they seem fun and i know nasa is getting hate for no women on this crew which is so obviously not intentional but this is giving us a higher chance for women on the moon for artemis iv so think abt it like that
Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III de
Artemis 3 crew has been named, and they are:
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, commander
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, mission specialist
Congrats to the new astronaut class!
With special congrats to five new astronaut candidates of color! :)
Jessica Watkins
Frank Rubio
Jonny Kim
Raja Chari
Jasmin Moghbeli
View the entire class here.
#NowPlaying: "Houston We Have A Podcast: Meet Artemis III" by NASA