NASA announces four-person crew for Artemis III test flight in Earth orbit.
NASA named astronauts Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio, and Andre Douglas to the Artemis III mission, scheduled for 2027. The mission will test rendezvous and docking with commercial lunar landers in low-Earth orbit rather than landing on the Moon.
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6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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BBC questions why the mission was downgraded, Deutsche Welle celebrates Europe's first astronaut, U.S. outlets divide between crew composition and mission objectives, with The Hill amplifying gender representation controversy.
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“NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission”NPR NPR LEFT
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“Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme” · BBC, Deutsche Welle, The Hill
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The backup crew member for Artemis III is Bob Hines (or Bob Heintz).
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