Bert Kallio, lead mechanical engineer for the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), speaks with NASA astronauts Stan Love, Andre Douglas, Deniz Burnham, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano during a familiarization walkthrough as part of Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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Bert Kallio, lead mechanical engineer for the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) talks to sailors from USS Somerset as they have an opportunity to view the CMTA during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Saturday, March 29, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Artemis Undreway Recovery Test 12
Bert Kallio, lead mechanical engineer for the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), left, answers questions about the CMTA while sailors and members of the Department of Defense Artemis recovery teams had an opportunity to view the CMTA during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Saturday, March 29, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Artemis Undreway Recovery Test 12
Bert Kallio, lead mechanical engineer for the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), left, answers questions about the CMTA while sailors and members of the Department of Defense Artemis recovery teams had an opportunity to view the CMTA during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Saturday, March 29, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send the Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Artemis Undreway Recovery Test 12