NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12

NASA and Department of Defense teams familiarize themselves with the pressure suits the Artemis II crew will be wearing when they return from their mission during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA and Department of Defense teams familiarize themselves with the pressure suits the Artemis II crew will be wearing when they return from their mission during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Photographer NASA/Joel Kowsky
Album Underway_Recovery_Test_12
Location Pacific Ocean
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