Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano 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. Along with Luca, three NASA astronauts will fly on this mission: commander Randy Bresnik and lander specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. The crew now begins a rigorous training schedule to learn the Orion spacecraft systems, as well as the operations of the human landing systems, to prepare for an ambitious series of demonstrations ahead of a Moon landing mission.
Chapters:
00:00 Programme starts
34:35 Artemis III crew announcement
42:55 Artemis III crew speeches
53:50 ESA Director General speech
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On 9 June, NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission, which includes ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano 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. Along with Luca, three NASA astronauts will fly on this mission: commander Randy Bresnik and lander specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. The crew now begins a rigorous training schedule to learn the Orion spacecraft systems, as well as the operations of the human landing systems, to prepare for an ambitious series of demonstrations ahead of a Moon landing mission.
Chapters:
00:00 Programme starts
34:35 Artemis III crew announcement
42:55 Artemis III crew speeches
53:50 ESA Director General speech
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We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out https://www.esa.int/ to get up to speed on everything space related.
Copyright information about our videos is available here: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_Conditions
![How astronauts weigh themselves in space ⚖️ (Part 2) [French with English subtitles]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gThIxuOiAtU/mqdefault.jpg "How astronauts weigh themselves in space ⚖️ (Part 2) [French with English subtitles]
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot shared this video on her social media channels with the caption:
[EN] Day 057, orbit 0896 – Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 3: Weighing yourself in weightlessness, part 2 ⚖️.
The device used in this video to measure mass is called the Mass Measurement Device (MMD) or Измеритель Масс (ИМ) in Russian!
[FR] Jour 057, orbite 0896 – La science du dimanche matin avec Sophie, épisode 3 : se peser en micropesanteur, partie 2 ⚖️.
L’appareil utilisé dans cette vidéo pour mesurer la masse s’appelle le MMD (Mass Measurement Device) ou Измеритель Масс (ИМ) en russe.
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![Water and convex lenses 💧 [French with English subtitles]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hKm4uYatEGY/mqdefault.jpg "Water and convex lenses 💧 [French with English subtitles]
Our astronaut Sophie Adenot shared this video on her social media channels with the caption:
[EN] Day 072, orbit 1113 — Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 5: Water and convex lenses.
[FR] Jour 072, orbite 1113 – La science du dimanche matin avec Sophie, épisode 5 : Eau et lentilles convexes.
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