NASA chief defends choice of all-male crew for Artemis III mission
Summary
NASA announced an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, which will test docking procedures in orbit using moon landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the astronauts were chosen based on experience, skills, and availability, not gender, and highlighted the agency’s ongoing efforts to include women in leadership and astronaut roles.Key Facts
- The Artemis III mission crew includes Randy Bresnik (commander), Luca Parmitano (pilot), Andre Douglas, and Frank Rubio.
- All four selected astronauts for Artemis III are men.
- The mission will test how spacecraft dock while orbiting Earth and prepare for future moon landings.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said crew choices were made based on skills and readiness only.
- NASA has about 35 active astronauts, including 15 women, with more women currently in training.
- Artemis II included Christina Koch, the first woman to fly around the moon.
- Women are well represented in NASA’s leadership and astronaut candidate classes.
- NASA plans to include women in future Artemis missions following Artemis III.
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