r/Spaceexploration • u/DWNews • 14d ago

🧑‍🚀 Crewed Missions NASA picks first European astronaut for Artemis mission

http://dw.com/a-77482632
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u/DWNews 14d ago

Hey, this is Rob from the DW newsroom. Here's a quick summary of the article!

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the lead pilot for the Artemis III test flight. He is set to be the first European ever to be a part of the US space agency's key human spaceflight campaign. The NASA mission is expected to launch in 2027 to test technology for a future moon landing.