NASA’s SpaceX mission Splashdown

NASA astronauts Deniz Burnham and Andrew Douglas are seen inside the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full-scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, during a familiarization walkthrough as part of Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)