Moon Bound Astronauts Join USS San Diego Crew, Navy Divers in Capsule Recovery Drills
When NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashes into the Pacific after its planned lunar mission next year, the first people the astronauts…
Sailors Recover Orion Spacecraft After Million-Mile Swing Around the Moon
The post has been updated with a statement from NASA. A team of sailors aboard USS Portland (LPD-27) recovered an…
Lockheed Martin Secures $2.7B NASA Contract for Orion Space Capsules
NASA has committed to buy three new Orion capsules that will include the spacecraft that will carry the next U.S.…
USS John P. Murtha Completes Orion Spacecraft Recovery Tests
San Antonio-class amphibious warship USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) completed a series of tests practicing the recovery of an Orion spacecraft…
Amphib John P. Murtha Practices NASA Spacecraft Recovery off California
Amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) is underway off the coast of San Diego practicing with NASA officials how…
USNI News Video: Recovering NASA’s Next Spacecraft at Sea
Last week amphibious warship USS Anchorage (LPD-23) practiced recovering a mockup of the new Orion capsule NASA intends to use on…
UPDATED: U.S. Submarine Rescue Equipment, Crews Sent to Argentina; 2nd P-8A Sent to Region
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. Southern Command. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command is deploying…
UPDATED: NASA, U.S. Navy Aircraft Join in Search for Missing Argentine Submarine, 44 Sailors; U.S. Submarine Rescue Crews, Equipment Mobilizing
This post has been updated with additional information from U.S. Southern Command. A NASA research aircraft has joined in the…
Marine Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli Selected as NASA Astronaut Candidate, Fulfilling Childhood Dream
Two decades ago, a young Jasmin Moghbeli decided she wanted to be an astronaut. She researched Valentina Tereshkova, the first…
Video: Navy Trains to Recover Orion Spacecraft
The following is U.S. Navy footage released on Nov. 4 showing members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile…