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Teams work to secure a test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft on its stand inside a ship's well deck. The well deck has water in it. Straps extend from the spacecraft up to the balconies on either side, where people stand.

NASA, Partners Test Artemis II Recovery Procedures

Members of NASA’s Exploration Ground System’s Landing and Recovery team and partners from the Department of Defense aboard the USS San Diego practice recovery procedures during Underway Recovery Test 11 (URT-11) off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The team works to secure the Crew Module Test Article and align it on its stand inside the ship’s well deck. URT-11 is the eleventh in a series of Artemis recovery tests, and the first time NASA and its partners put their Artemis II recovery procedures to the test with the astronauts.

Image Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

TakenFebruary 22, 2024

Image CreditNASA/Isaac Watson

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