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Five astronauts composed the STS-28 crew. Seated from left to right are Richard N. (Dick) Richards, pilot; Brewster...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
STS-36 Commander John O. Creighton, smiling and wearing a headset, listens to music as the tape recorder freefloats...
NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense aboard the...
Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery team clean up after completing the days activities during Underway Recovery...
STS-36 Mission Specialist (MS) David C. Hilmers points the large-format AEROLINHOF camera out overhead window W7 on...
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies past USS Somerset off the coast of California, as NASA and Department of...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery team clean up after completing the days activities during Underway Recovery...
Teams gather as they prepare the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft,...
NASA astronaut Stan Love is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during...
NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense aboard the...
The crew assigned to the STS-51C mission included (kneeling in front left to right) Loren J. Schriver, pilot; and...
Mission support teams are seen off the stern of USS Somerset as they practice with the Crew Module Test Article...
NASA, Department of Defense personnel from Detachment 3 out of Patrick Air Force Base, and the Mobile Diving Salvage...
Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense...
Waves break inside USS Somerset as the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft,...
The crew assigned to the STS-51J mission included (seated left to right) Robert L. Stewart, mission specialist;...
Members of NASA's Landing and Recovery Team, the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense help bring NASA's Orion...
Teams recover the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, as they practice...
NASA astronaut U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover provides the oath of re-enlistment to Chief Naval Aircrewman Helicopter...
NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, left, and Deniz Burnham, are seen as they finish putting on their Orion Crew Survival...
Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense...
Teams work to recover the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, as they...