Parmitano will be the first European astronaut to hold a primary operational role on an Artemis mission.
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano has been selected as pilot for the Artemis III spaceflight mission, joining three US astronauts on the crew, NASA announced on Tuesday.

Parmitano, 49, will become the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to join an Artemis mission and the second non-US…