NASA will soon announce the names of the four astronauts who in 2027 are due to fly on the next mission under the space agency's Artemis moon campaign.

NASA on Tuesday introduced the four astronauts it will send to space on the Artemis III mission, which will demonstrate the flight and docking capabilities of an as yet untested lunar lander.

Rather than flying to the moon, the crew will orbit Earth while practicing docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.