HOUSTON – The world is about to find out who’s going on the next moon mission.
On Tuesday, NASA will announce the astronauts assigned to the Artemis III mission at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Artemis III will launch four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket. According to NASA, the mission will test critical rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial human landing systems needed to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface.
Coming soon: one of history’s most complex missions
Tune in on Tuesday, June 9, at 11am ET, to meet the astronauts flying aboard Artemis III, the mission that will test docking capabilities with commercial landers in low Earth orbit — an important step to crewed lunar landings. pic.twitter.com/8XPmEVLwQK
— NASA (@NASA) June 7, 2026
The announcement comes on the heels of the successful Artemis II crewed test flight, which launched April 1 from Kennedy Space Center. Three Americans and one Canadian — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — flew around the moon in what marked the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.
Tuesday’s live announcement is set for 11 a.m.
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