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NASA trains for Artemis II recovery

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The adventure is alive, the exploration is real and these NASA astronauts are gearing up and practicing for a slingshot mission around the moon. “Being a part of this program is crazy, who else is doing this around the world? This is it, this is us,” said Andre Douglas, a U.S. astronaut. This massive space capsule has been the test recovery vehicle for NASA’s astronauts who have been practicing ocean pickups by the USS …

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NASA trains for Artemis II recovery

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Department of Defense Completes Underway Recovery Test 12 with NASA

From Expeditionary Strike Group 3, March 31, 2025 SAN DIEGO — NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the third recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) off the coast of San Diego, March 31. The primary objectives for Underway Recovery Test 12 were to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardwa…

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NASA Prepares for Orion Water Recovery Before Artemis II

NASA and Department of Defense Join Forces for Artemis II Recovery Mission In preparation for NASA’s forthcoming Artemis II mission, a collaborative team from NASA and the Department of Defense recently embarked on a critical training operation. This joint venture, spearheaded by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, involved a week-long exercise aboard the USS Somerset […]

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NASA Trains for Orion Water Recovery Ahead of Artemis II Launch

4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, is seen in the Pacific Ocean as teams practice Artemis recovery operations during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Saturday, March 29, 2025. NASA/Bill Ingalls Preparations for NASA’s next Artemis flight recently took to the seas as a joint NASA …

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New Space Economy

NASA Trains for Orion Water Recovery Ahead of Artemis II Launch - New Space Economy

Preparations for NASA’s next Artemis flight recently took to the seas as a joint NASA and Department of Defense team, led by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, spent a week aboard the USS Somerset off the coast of California practicing procedures for recovering the Artemis II spacecraft and crew. Following successful completion of Underway Recovery Test-12 […]

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Navy and NASA Work Together to Recover Orion

MARCH 31, 2025 — NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the third recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) off the coast of San Diego, March 31. Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 “Wildcards,” and NASA person…

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