The ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is assigned as pilot. ESA is also providing its third European Service Module for this crewed test flight in Earth orbit, which will be key for the mission’s objective to test rendezvous and docking capabilities ahead of future lunar landing missions.
Credits: European Space Agency
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Credits: European Space Agency
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/06/Luca_Parmitano_assigned_as_Artemis_III_pilot
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Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
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