Nasa names Artemis III crew as New Glenn explosion threatens Moon landing timeline
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Daniel Brown
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Summary
Nasa has named the crew for Artemis III, but the mission has been downgraded from a lunar journey to a low Earth orbit test. The crew includes Nasa astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and Italian ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano. The Orion spacecraft will dock with lunar landing vehicles launched separately by private space companies. The New Glenn rocket explosion threatens to seriously delay the 2028 timeline for returning humans to the Moon.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledNasa has named the crew of its next Artemis mission, which it promised would be an 'extraordinary demonstration of what is possible'
The Artemis III mission will not travel to the Moon
The New Glenn explosion could seriously delay the timetable for returning to the Moon
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