Frank Rubio

Frank Rubio has been named as part of the crew for NASA's Artemis III mission. While initially planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17, the mission's objectives have been revised. The Artemis III crew, including Rubio, Randy Bresnik, Andre Douglas, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, will undertake a two-week mission to lower Earth orbit. This mission is intended to test lunar technologies and pave the way for future lunar landings. The announcement of the Artemis III crew comes after Artemis II's successful trip around the moon. Despite the mission's revised scope, the crew's selection marks a significant step in NASA's ongoing efforts to return humans to the Moon.