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UTK alum Randy Bresnik to command next NASA mission
Filed: Jun 09, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: NASA announced Artemis III details, naming University of Tennessee graduate Randy “Komrade” Bresnik as commander of the four-person crew.
WHO: Astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik, University of Tennessee, Knoxville alumnus; NASA
WHAT: Bresnik named commander of the four-person Artemis III crew for the next NASA spaceflight mission
WHEN: Jun 09, 2026 at 5:20 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: NASA’s Artemis III mission planning named Bresnik as commander for the upcoming next-year launch
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