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S66-42777 (21 July 1966) --- The crew of the Gemini-10 spaceflight, astronaut John W. Young (left), command pilot,...
USS Somerset sailors direct the landing of helicopters with astronauts onboard during Underway Recovery Test-12...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
S66-15802 (18 Dec. 1965) --- A camera on a recovery helicopter captured this scene as the Gemini-7 spacecraft slowly...
Mission support teams are seen toeing in rope line on USS Somerset as they practice with the Crew Module Test...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
SPACEX CARGO RESUPPLY SHIP DEPARTS SPACE STATION FOR HOME Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 practice contingency recovery...
A test version of the Orion spacecraft is tethered inside the well deck of the USS San Diego on Feb. 18, 2014, prior...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, sits nestled in its cradle during...
A Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 approaches USS Somerset after recovering crew from...
S68-27884 (4 April 1968) --- A U. S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module (CM) for...
art001e002262 (Dec. 9, 2022) Orion’s distance from the Moon continues to increase on flight day 24 of the Artemis I...
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 are seen on the bridge of USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
A member of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 signals to the pilot in an H60-S Seahawk helicopter on the deck of...
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, left, and NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring, are seen on the flight deck of USS...
The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen during Underway Recovery...
A helicopter lands on the flight deck of the USS Anchorage as the Navy ship makes its way to the recovery zone for...
Landing and recovery team members secure the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) in the water at the turn basin in the...
art001e002130 Dec. 5, 2022 A portion of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on...