The next big Artemis announcement is just hours away. In Houston today (June 9), NASA will reveal the four-person Artemis 3 crew and provide a progress update about the mission, agency officials said on Tuesday evening (May 26).

NASA named the four astronauts it plans to send on the Artemis III mission Tuesday, the next major step in its return-to-the-moon program.

NASA's Artemis III is about to achieve key milestones, with the agency announcing information about crew selections, mission goals, and advancements made in advance of the upcoming moon missions. This program as some call it Earth's 1st Star Fleet will create a new breed of astronaut that will help to return humans back to the surface of the moon.

NASA officials on Tuesday detailed the space agency’s plans to establish a lunar base, where astronauts could live and work long-term with the ultimate goal of studying the moon and its origins, as well as how best to send the first humans to Mars.

Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

Blue Origin assess the impact of Thursday's New Glenn explosion, prompting concern about NASA moon program delays.

NASA announces three new Moon missions as part of its Moon Base program, aiming to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface by 2026.