NASA to announce Artemis 3 crew on June 9, mission scope shifts to orbital docking tests
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Summary
NASA has announced it will reveal the four-person Artemis 3 crew on June 9 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The event will also provide a progress update on the mission. Artemis 3 was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing of the Artemis program, but additional context indicates it will now test docking operations in Earth orbit ahead of a moon landing on Artemis 4.
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· 3 pulledOn June 9, NASA will reveal the four-person Artemis 3 crew and provide a progress update about the mission
The crew reveal will take place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, during an event that starts at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT)
Artemis 3 was originally supposed to be the first landing mission of the Artemis program, which aims to establish a lasting human presence on the moon over the next decade or so
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