NASA will provide an update on its Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight during a live broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, June 9, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The event will be streamed on NASA+ and the agency’s YouTube channel.
Following the announcement, the Artemis III crew will be available for a limited number of in-person and virtual interviews. Interview requests are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, June 4, to the NASA Johnson newsroom. International media representatives must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, while U.S. media representatives must do so by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4.
The Artemis III mission will launch four astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. This mission will test critical rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial human landing systems needed to transport astronauts to the lunar surface. Following the successful Artemis II crewed test flight in April, Artemis III will pave the way for future lunar surface missions.
As part of NASA’s New Age of Innovation and Exploration, the agency will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly complex missions to further explore the Moon for scientific discovery and economic benefits, establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface, and build a foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. More information about NASA’s Artemis program is available at nasa.gov/artemis.
Rachel Kraft, Headquarters, Washington, 202-358-1600, [email protected]
Anna Schneider, Johnson Space Center, Houston, 281-483-5111, [email protected]
