Artemis III: Nasa names astronauts to prepare for Moon landing

NASA has named the crew for its next major Moon mission, Artemis III, but the astronauts will not walk on the Moon or go anywhere near it. The mission, originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, was changed in February to fly only in low Earth orbit and dock with prototype lunar landers. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the mission would be the most complex ever. The crew includes commander Randy Bresnik, pilot Luca Parmitano of the Italian Space Agency, and mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio. The change is due to delays in Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship, and another setback occurred when Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine test.