The premier space agency sent NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (50), Artemis II commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover (49), Artemis II pilot; NASA astronaut Christina Koch (47), Artemis II mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (50), Artemis II mission specialist, aboard Orion Integrity.
NASA’s next mission to the moon, Artemis III, is scheduled in 2027.
📆@NASA will announce the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9 at 11 a.m. EDT.
SLS will haul the Orion crew module towards the moon with a crew of four astronauts.
More info on the Artemis III mission here.
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The world watched in awe as the crew of the Artemis II mission accomplished a historic lunar flyby last month during their 10-day trip to the moon and back. That it took nearly 54 years since the Apollo missions wrapped is an astonishing feat in itself. The premier space agency sent NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman (50), Artemis II commander; NASA astronaut Victor Glover (49), Artemis II pilot; NASA astronaut Christina Koch (47), Artemis II mission specialist; and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen (50), Artemis II mission specialist, aboard Orion Integrity. NASA’s next mission to the moon, Artemis III, is scheduled in 2027. Will the squad return for another mission? Not a NASA tradition, but they have in the past repeated a bunch or two during the Apollo era; however, the Artemis II crew is unlikely to return for the highly anticipated Artemis III, as the gap between the two successive missions is barely a year long. The new crew for the next lunar flyby endeavor will be announced on June 9. The event will be broadcast live from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
You can catch the event live on any of NASA's channels on social media, including YouTube, besides the NASA+ app.
Mark your calendars! 📆@NASA will announce the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9 at 11 a.m. EDT.
We will soon find out the four astronauts who will orbit Earth and test the docking capabilities of the Orion spacecraft. https://t.co/pHY2viNksf — Lockheed Martin Space (@LMSpace) May 26, 2026
Artemis III Mission Objectives
Set as a currently active mission by NASA, Artemis III will test the rendezvous and docking ability of the Orion spacecraft with the commercial human landing systems. The crew will be launched from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the most powerful rocket built by the agency, the Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will haul the Orion crew module towards the moon with a crew of four astronauts. The spacecraft is equipped to accommodate crew for up to 21 days.
Orion is fitted with 33 engines that include one main engine and eight auxiliary engines besides 24 reaction control thrusters. These engines provide propulsion for Orion to do a lunar orbit injection and also return to Earth. Shielded with Kevlar, the Orion spacecraft can withstand shocks from debris impact and also micrometeorites in space that travel at breakneck speed.
The astronauts will carry out their mission to prep the future lunar base on the moon, which will soon become an interplanetary junction for space travel. More on Moon Base in our upcoming report.
More info on the Artemis III mission here.
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