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iss067e035214 (May 5, 2022) --- The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship, carrying four Crew-3 astronauts back to...
USS Somerset sailors direct the landing of helicopters with astronauts during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS...
Liliana Villarreal, Artemis landing and recovery director with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), stands in front of...
A crane lowers the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) into water at the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Indicators showing the water level in the well deck of USS Somerset are seen as teams deploy the Crew Module Test...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during...
The USNS Salvor, a safeguard-class rescue and salvage ship, is docked at Naval Base San Diego in California. The...
Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery team are seen as they recover the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery team are seen as they recover the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full...
Teams work on the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, as it sits sits...
Members of the NASA and Department of Defense recovery team work inside the Landing Force Operations Center onboard...
Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery Team review wave data during Underway Recovery Test-8 off the coast of...
NASA astronaut Stan Love is seen as he prepares to take part in practicing Artemis recovery procedures during...
Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocked from the International...
A helicopter lands on USS Somerset off the coast of California, as NASA and Department of Defense teams participate...
art001e002264 (Dec. 9, 2022) Orion’s distance from the Moon continues to increase on flight day 24 of the Artemis I...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen inside the well deck of...
The bridge of USS Somerset is seen as NASA and Department of Defense teams practice Artemis recovery operations...
Teams work to recover the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, as part of...
Teams prepare to release the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset...
George Alderman, NASA deputy press secretary, left, speaks during a press conference as NASA Administrator Jared...