Third NASA Apollo mission, tested lunar-landing systems in 1969
NASA has named Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas as the Artemis III crew for a mid-2027 test flight. The four-astronaut mission will remain in low-Earth orbit to practice docking with prototype lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX. NASA has said the flight will reduce risk ahead of a planned Artemis IV lunar landing in 2028.