My guess for crew assignments for Artemis II and Artemis III (as of today. I have changed my guess several times over the past couple of years):Artemis II:Cmdr: Reid WisemanPilot: Jessica MeirMS-1: Drew MorganMS-2: Joshua KutrykArtemis III:Cmdr: Victor Glover (landing on moon)Pilot: Anne McClain (landing on moon)MS-1: Jonny KimMS-2: Jenni Sidey-Gibbons
Behnken, Bresnik and Wiseman are not Artemis astronauts. Doesn't mean they wont be in the future but as of now they're not on that list.
I've just realized that currently Canada has 2 flights for the Artemis Program (one on Artemis II and another to Gateway), ESA has two(?) as well (both to Gateway). I'm wondering since Artemis III technically doesn't go to Gateway if it will be a full NASA Crew. Artemis IV (as of now) is brining I-HAB to Gateway so I imagine an ESA Astronaut will be on Artemis IV. I'm just curious now on if Artemis III will be a full NASA Crew. So maybe this whole thing is looking like...Artemis II (3 NASA, 1 CSA)Artemis III (4 NASA)?Artemis IV (3 NASA, 1 ESA)JAXA also has flights to Gateway that have yet to be announced fully. This is obviously all speculation but I'm really interested to see how it all plays out. (Especially with Artemis III).
Quote from: Endeavour_01 on 04/20/2022 05:23 amMy guess for crew assignments for Artemis II and Artemis III (as of today. I have changed my guess several times over the past couple of years):Artemis II:Cmdr: Reid WisemanPilot: Jessica MeirMS-1: Drew MorganMS-2: Joshua KutrykArtemis III:Cmdr: Victor Glover (landing on moon)Pilot: Anne McClain (landing on moon)MS-1: Jonny KimMS-2: Jenni Sidey-GibbonsI've just realized that currently Canada has 2 flights for the Artemis Program (one on Artemis II and another to Gateway), ESA has two(?) as well (both to Gateway). I'm wondering since Artemis III technically doesn't go to Gateway if it will be a full NASA Crew. Artemis IV (as of now) is brining I-HAB to Gateway so I imagine an ESA Astronaut will be on Artemis IV. I'm just curious now on if Artemis III will be a full NASA Crew. So maybe this whole thing is looking like...Artemis II (3 NASA, 1 CSA)Artemis III (4 NASA)?Artemis IV (3 NASA, 1 ESA)JAXA also has flights to Gateway that have yet to be announced fully. This is obviously all speculation but I'm really interested to see how it all plays out. (Especially with Artemis III).
Is it common for chief astronauts to appoint themselves for mission commander? It would seem like a bit of a power flex move especially for a first flight like this.
Well, if this in fact is the Artemis 3 crew and if in fact Glover and McClain land on the moon, I doubt the conspiracy theorist will be questioning whether this landing was faked or not
Shouldn't we expect at least one European astronaut on Artemis II & III, in the orbital seats? Wasn't that part of the deal for the ESM.
How long after Artemis 1 returns to Earth on Sunday can we expect an official crew announcement for Artemis 2?
Wiseman's departure from CB Chief is highly telling. But would he assign himself, as Lindsey did on STS-133, or leave it for Feustel to do? Or might this be a job for FCOD or even Nelson to authorise?
NASA plans to name the Artemis 2 crew “in a month or two,” says NASA astronaut Stan Love in remarks at the Michoud Assembly Facility this morning.Love will not be on the crew, but he says he will be a CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) in mission control for Artemis 2.
JUST IN: On April 3, we will reveal the crew for @NASAArtemis II! Four crew members – three from @NASA & one from @csa_asc – will fly around the Moon. Together, they’ll test the @NASA_SLS rocket & the @NASA_Orion spacecraft. We are going! #StateOfNASA
Has NASA announced the breakdown of international partner crew slot allocations based on contributions to the Artemis program? Presumably ESA will get a slot on Artemis 3...
So with CSA on Artemis II and ESA on Artemis IV and V probably it will be JAXA for Artemis III.
I believe there is no chance for an ESA-astronaut to land on the moon soon (Artemis III, Artemis IV) and not for JAXA!Its for sure not a problem of "first woman, first POC". (Besides there is a "woman of colour" in the team!)How far I know there was never a agreement for this, only for ESA/JAXA to GatewayMaybe some time in the future, when 4 and more people will land on the moon in one lander.For now there is no nonamerican Astronaut in the "Artemis-Astronaut-Team" and the first 4-landing-crew may be Artemis VI.
Is it planned to have a backup crew ?
Quote from: vp. on 03/13/2023 05:36 amIs it planned to have a backup crew ?Back-up assignments have been used for every flight going back to Alan Shepard in 1961. Can't see why such an important mission like this would be any different.
Quote from: TJL on 03/13/2023 08:13 amQuote from: vp. on 03/13/2023 05:36 amIs it planned to have a backup crew ?Back-up assignments have been used for every flight going back to Alan Shepard in 1961. Can't see why such an important mission like this would be any different.The Shuttle for the most part ceased use of backup crews after STS-4.
Quote from: Orbiter on 03/13/2023 11:23 amQuote from: TJL on 03/13/2023 08:13 amQuote from: vp. on 03/13/2023 05:36 amIs it planned to have a backup crew ?Back-up assignments have been used for every flight going back to Alan Shepard in 1961. Can't see why such an important mission like this would be any different.The Shuttle for the most part ceased use of backup crews after STS-4.I always thought that due to the frequency of shuttle missions, the entire active astronaut cadre was available to back up any astronaut (or crew) with that same "specialty".