Una convocazione improvvisa sul calendario aziendale può far pensare al peggio, soprattutto quando arrivano inviti da persone con cui non si lavora abitualmente. Al Johnson Space Center di Houston, però, quella riunione misteriosa non nascondeva una cattiva notizia. Per cinque astronauti, era l’inizio ufficiale del percorso verso Artemis III, la prossima grande missione NASA del […]

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NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The four were announced as the Artemis III crew. NASA’s Artemis III mission in low Earth orbit will test integrated operations between the Orion spacecraft and one or […]

Mission Commander Randi Bresnik will lead the four-member crew, joined by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as mission pilot and mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. Mission Commander Randi Bresnik will lead the four-member crew, joined by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as mission pilot and mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. Bob Hines has been named the backup astronaut.