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NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12
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A marine mammal swims past the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, as teams practice Artemis recovery operations during Underway Recovery Test-12 onboard USS Somerset off the coast of California, Thursday, March 27, 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.
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Credit lineNASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12. NASA/HQ, 2025-03-27. Public domain. ID: NHQ202503270049.
