NASA Names Historic Artemis III Crew for Crucial 2027 Orbital Test Flight
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA has officially announced the four astronauts for the 2027 Artemis III mission, a critical orbital test flight involving SpaceX and Blue Origin landers ahead of the 2028 lunar landing. , NASA has taken its next monumental step toward returning humans to deep space. The space agency officially announced the four prime crew members and backup pilot assigned to the Artemis III mission, scheduled to launch in 2027.
This highly complex test flight will serve as the final orbital proving ground before Artemis IV targets the first crewed landing on the lunar South Pole in 2028.
