During the glory days of the U.S. space program in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts returning to Earth splashed down at sea in their capsules and were picked up by the Navy in a triumphant moment that ...

The U.S. Navy and NASA conducted a stationary recovery test of the agency’s Orion space capsule in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock LPD-24 USS Arlington last week while it was berthed at ...

NORFOLK, Virginia — The US Navy and NASA are testing out how they’ll recover astronauts once they splash down in the ocean following future missions to deep space, something a Navy crew hasn’t had to ...

BETHESDA, Md. – The Orion capsule, carrying the crew of NASA’s Artemis II, returned to Earth on April 10, completing a mission that once again relied on complex recovery operations at sea – work ...

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...