During the glory days of the U.S. space program in the 1960s and ’70s, astronauts returning to Earth splashed down at sea in their capsules and were picked up by the Navy in a triumphant moment that ...

The US Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transported NASA’s Orion capsule after taking part in the Artemis II recovery mission. The vessel returned to port following the ...

EIGHT NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, ARTEMIS TWO IS STILL IN EARTH’S ORBIT. THEY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH FIRING UP ARTEMIS TWO ENGINES SOON. THAT WILL PUSH THE SPACE CAPSULE OUT OF ORBIT AND ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The Amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) will recover the Orion space ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Orion space capsule that brought North American astronauts around the moon and back in a historic mission has left San Diego and is headed on a cross-country trip back to ...

The crew landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego shortly after 8 p.m. ET, following a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator of NASA’s ...

Space Force guardians are supporting NASA’s first crewed launch to the moon in more than 50 years by forecasting the weather and monitoring security, and, in an emergency, would make the call to abort ...

Now that the four astronauts who flew around the moon are safely home, NASA is investigating how its spacecraft fared during the final minutes of the Artemis II mission. Subscribe to read this story ...