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A video giving civilian and military audiences insight into how U.S. Navy Sailors recovered the Artemis II astronauts from their Integrity capsule on Apr. 10, 2026. U.S. Navy Divers with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ONE (EODGRU-1) were embarked on John P. Murtha 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 video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class August Clawson)
Attribution:
Select clips used from NASA fall under public domain.
Select clips from CNN used for educational and news reporting purposes under the fair use act.
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 16:48 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 1010310 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-N-VX022-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111764763 |
| Length: | 00:04:52 |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Downloads: | 1 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 1 |
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