NASA will provide an update on the agency\u2019s Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight during a live event at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 9, at the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n
The event will stream on NASA+<\/a> and on the agency\u2019s YouTube<\/a> channel. Learn how to watch NASA content<\/a> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.<\/p>\n Following the event, the Artemis III<\/a> crew will be available for limited in-person and virtual interviews.<\/p>\n Interview requests must be submitted to the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. International media interested in attending must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom at jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a> by 5 p.m., Thursday, May 28. U.S. media must contact the newsroom by 5 p.m., June 4. Registered media will receive confirmation and additional event details by email. NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy<\/a> is available online.<\/p>\n Artemis III will launch four astronauts from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft on the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The mission will test critical rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial human landing systems needed to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface. Building on the successful Artemis II<\/a> crewed test flight in April, Artemis III will pave the way for future surface missions.<\/p>\n As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly complex missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n Learn more about NASA\u2019s Artemis program:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Rachel Kraft
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
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