Artemis III Crew & Mission
12th June, 2026
Artemis III is the next step in the Artemis program, which will carry out a series of objectives in LEO (Low Earth Orbit), which is intended to test critical systems needed for future landings, which will begin with the following SLS launch, Artemis IV. There will be 4 crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft, which will be launching on-top of the SLS (Space Launch System) Rocket, in Late 2027.
Recently, there has been two major announcements.
The first is the crew, 4 astronauts have been picked, 3 from NASA and 1 from the European space agency.
The second, is that both Blue Origin & SpaceX will both be exhibiting their landers for testing. SpaceX will be using the Starship Lander, and Blue Origin will be using their Blue Moon lander.
Seen Right: Part of the SLS core stage arrives in the transfer isle of the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building), for Artemis III in Florida, on April 28th, 2026.
Credit: NASA / Frank Michaux
Artemis III Crew
Randy “Komrade” Bresnik
Commander
Luca Parmitano
Pilot
Andre Douglas
Mission Specalist
Frank Rubio
Mission Specalist
SLS Model
Orion Model
Starship Human Landing System (HLS)
An artist’s concept, depicting a SpaceX Starship tanker (bottom), transferring propellent to a Starship depot (top), in Low Earth Orbit.
Credit: SpaceX
An artist’s concept, depicting a crewed Orion spacecraft docking to the Starship Human Landing System, in Lunar Orbit. Artemis III will include docking to the HLS.
Credit: SpaceX
A concept portraying the Starship HLS landed on the moon, with 2 astronauts using the elevator.
Credit: SpaceX
This concept portrays the SpaceX Starship HLS with two Raptor engines performing a braking burn prior to it’s moon landing.
Credit: SpaceX
Blue Moon Mk2 Lander
An artist’s concept of the Blue Moon Mk2 lander on the moon.
Credit: Blue Origin
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