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MEDIA ADVISORY 26-041

MAY 26, 2026

NASA to Announce Artemis III Crew, Provide Mission Progress Update

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NASA will provide an update on the agency’s 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’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

 

The event will stream on NASA+ and on the agency’s YouTube channel. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of online platforms, including social media.

 

Following the event, the Artemis III crew will be available for limited in-person and virtual interviews.

 

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 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’s media accreditation policy is available online.

 

Artemis III will launch four astronauts from NASA’s 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 crewed test flight in April, Artemis III will pave the way for future surface missions.

 

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.

 

Learn more about NASA’s Artemis program:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis

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Contact

Rachel Kraft

Headquarters, Washington

202-358-1600

rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov  

Anna Schneider

Johnson Space Center, Houston

281-483-5111

anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov

 

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