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On June 9, 2026, NASA named Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot of Artemis 3, making him the first European ever assigned to an Artemis crew — and within hours ESA's director general framed the seat not as a courtesy but as the opening move in a ne
NASA has named Luca Parmitano as the pilot for Artemis 3, marking the first time a European astronaut is assigned to an Artemis crew.