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NASA's Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano won't fly to the moon or land on the surface. Instead, they'll orbit Earth while practicing docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers. https://to.pbs.org/3Scmlhy
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Analysis Summary
NASA announced four astronauts โ€” Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and Luca Parmitano โ€” will command the Artemis III mission launching next year, but it's an orbital training mission, not a moon landing. The crew will orbit Earth and dock with lunar landers built by SpaceX and Blue Origin to test those vehicles before any crewed lunar landing attempt. This is the next step in NASA's return-to-the-moon program but represents a test phase rather than the final landing mission.
Claims Analysis (2)
โ€œNASA's Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano won't fly to the moon or land on the surface.โ€
Confirmed by NBC News, NPR, BBC, and NASA โ€” Artemis III is an orbital testing mission, not a landing mission.
โœ“ Verified
โ€œInstead, they'll orbit Earth while practicing docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.โ€
NPR and NBC News confirm the crew will dock with lunar landers built by SpaceX and Blue Origin in Earth orbit for testing.
โœ“ Verified
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