(WCIV) — Artemis III, the next step in NASA’s moon program, will be sending a graduate from The Citadel to space. On Tuesday, NASA officials revealed who will be on board the agency’s next step in a multi-pronged plan to land astronauts on the moon. The group includes NASA Astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas and the European Space Agency’s Luca Parmitano. Bresnik graduated from The Citadel in 1989. He was named commander of the mission expected to launch next year. “Randy’s career, with 25 years as a Marine Corps pilot and two previous spaceflights, represents the promise of what four years at The Citadel can prepare cadets to accomplish in life,” the university wrote in a statement. “All of us at The Citadel will be cheering for Randy and his crew as they make history!” The new crew announcement came just two months after Artemis II’s record-breaking trip around the moon that had millions worldwide glued to their screens. “Since adding the Artemis III test flight before our first crewed Moon landing, our team is focused on developing the mission to test about as much as we can,” Artemis lead Jeremy Parsons said. Categories: News Tags: Artemis III, NASA, The Citadel ...read more read less