NASA picks Artemis III crew

NASA reveals the crew for its Artemis III mission, seen as the next step in the space agency's plan to eventually land astronauts on the moon.

Mission Commander Randy Snik said,"We are certainly humbled as a crew to be able to be your crew that executes this Artemis III mission in space, being that unifying link between the phenomenal Artemis II mission we just had two months ago, and the Artemis IV mission that will follow ours."

The announcement, made at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, came two months after Artemis II's trip around the moon that surpassed the distance record of Apollo 13.

The crew will not be flying to the moon or land on its surface.

Instead, they will orbit the Earth, while practicing docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.