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NASA announces all-male crew for upcoming Artemis III mission, slated for next year
Summary by Spring Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Michael Adkison , Houston Public Media
· June 9, 2026
· 1 min read
Coming on the heels of the historic mission around the moon and back earlier this year—which brought the first woman in lunar territory—NASA has picked a racially diverse albeit all-male crew for next year’s mission in low Earth orbit.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 9, 2026 ·
Source: Houston Public Media ·
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What is this story about? Coming on the heels of the historic mission around the moon and back earlier this year—which brought the first woman in lunar territory—NASA has picked a racially diverse albeit all-male crew for next year’s mission in low Earth orbit.
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