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NASA announces Artemis III crew. Alabama connection included
New Moon mission lineup includes veteran astronauts, international partners. Backup crew member with connections to AL aerospace education and training.
In late February, however, NASA chief Jared Isaacman announced a big change to the Artemis architecture: Artemis 3 will test rendezvous and docking operations in Earth orbit between NASA's Orion crew capsule and one or both of the program's crewed lunar landers — SpaceX's Starship and Blue Origin's Blue Moon.
NASA has named Commander Randy Bresnik, ESA pilot Luca Parmitano, and mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas for Artemis III, a two-week mission testing docking with Blue Origin and SpaceX landers to prepare for future lunar and Mars exploration.
Italian fashion house Prada 1913.F unveiled on Sunday the inner-layer garment set to be worn by NASA astronauts heading into space, underscoring the brand's push to be the first major luxury player to make inroads in the space industry.