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NASA engineers and U.S. Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 recover the Orion crew module, April 10. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elyssia Rodriguez)
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2026 18:06 |
| Photo ID: | 9609151 |
| VIRIN: | 260411-N-SL940-3039 |
| Resolution: | 4176x2784 |
| Size: | 1.15 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 50 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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U.S. Navy recovers NASA astronauts, Orion space capsule after historic Artemis II moon mission
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