Artemis III pilot Luca Parmitano recalls witnessing bushfires from space (opens original article in a new tab)

Luca Parmitano, an ESA astronaut, witnessed Australia's 2020 bushfires from space and later joined NASA's Artemis III mission, which will prepare for future lunar landings.

• Luca Parmitano witnessed the 2020 Black Summer bushfires from space and documented them.
• Parmitano was selected as the first ESA astronaut for NASA's Artemis III mission, set for 2027.
• Artemis III will involve orbiting Earth to practice docking with lunar landers, not landing on the Moon.