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 ...

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 US Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transported NASA’s Orion capsule after taking part in the Artemis II recovery mission. The vessel returned to port following the ...

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 ...

Off the San Diego coast, a team from NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting critical astronaut recovery drills in preparation for the space agency's first attempt in 50 years to transport humans to the ...

An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon vehicle docked at the ISS will make a return flight ending with a splashdown off the coast of ...