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Our next space station crew rotation flight, a launch day simulation for our upcoming Moon mission, and visiting the...
Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...
Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...
On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the first...
art001m1203391600 (Dec. 5, 2022) On flight day 20, Orion approached the Moon ahead of the return powered flyby burn...
S69-27920 (13 March 1969) --- The Apollo 9 crew men walk on a red carpet after arriving aboard the prime recovery...
S69-27468 (13 March 1969) --- U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers assist the Apollo 9 crew during recovery...
CREW-2 ASTRONAUTS DISCUSS MISSION, SPLASHDOWN IN POST-MISSION NEWS CONFERENCE NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts Shane...
OFFICIALS DISCUSS UPCOMING CONCLUSION TO THE CREW DRAGON MISSION Following the completion of a readiness review,...
U.S. COMMERCIAL CARGO SHIP DEPARTS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION After a month attached to the International Space...
S72-56147 (19 Dec. 1972) --- A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) floating in the Pacific Ocean...
On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the USNS Salvor is...
On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the well deck of...
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P....
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P....
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P....
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P....
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P....
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen shortly after it landed with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla...
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines,...
Support teams onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly...
Support teams onboard the recovery ship Megan work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft shortly after it...
NASA astronaut Robert Hines waves after egress of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft onboard the SpaceX...
The helicopter that will carry cargo and support personnel back to shore is seen as it approaches the SpaceX...