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Luca Parmitano Named Pilot for Artemis III Mission

The European Space Agency astronaut joins the crew for the 2027 lunar test flight scheduled to launch no earlier than June.

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Luca Parmitano, an astronaut for the European Space Agency, was officially presented as a pilot for NASA's Artemis III mission [1].