NASA’s SpaceX mission Splashdown

NASA astronauts Deniz Burnham, left, Andre Douglas, Stan Love, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano pose for a picture inside the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, as they prepare to participate in 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)