Liliana Villareal, NASA Artemis II Landing and Recovery Director, presents U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 with a NASA coin in the hangar bay of amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), April 11, 2026. 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 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2026 18:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9626936 |
| VIRIN: | 260411-N-VM650-1149 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 4.04 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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