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Teams gather as they prepare the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft,...
NASA and SpaceX recovery teams are seen shortly after exiting a helicopter aboard recovery ship MEGAN as they...
S69-22876 (24 Nov. 1969) --- Rear Admiral Donald C. David, Commander, Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force, Pacific,...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, sits nestled in its cradle during...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) floats in the water in the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA’s...
NASA’s Artemis I landing and recovery director, Melissa Jones (center), NASA astronaut Shannon Walker (right), and...
A crane is used to turn the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) upside down in the water at the turn basin in the Launch...
Exploration Ground Systems’ recovery team, along with the U.S. Navy, practice keeping an Orion test article under...
Waves come into the well deck of USS Somerset as teams deploy the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen as it is deployed from USS...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
A crane is used to move the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) above the water at the turn basin in the Launch Complex...
Teams work on the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, as it sits sits...
Two seats for the Artemis Orion crew module test article (CMTA) are in view in the high bay inside the Launch...
A crane is used to rotate the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) in the water at the turn basin in the Launch Complex...
Monitors show various views of the well deck of USS Somerset as teams practice recovering the Crew Module Test...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 prepare to enter the Pacific Ocean...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
Teams gather as they prepare the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft,...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, sits nestled in its cradle during...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
SpaceX fast boat teams are seen alongside recovery ship MEGAN as the recovery team prepares for the landing of a...
A fastboat is seen in the Gulf of Mexico after being deployed from the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN as the recovery...