"NASA Successfully Conducts Artemis II Recovery Dress Rehearsal with Collaborators"

NASA, in collaboration with the US Navy and US Air Force, has successfully completed the Underway Recovery Test (URT) 10, a dress rehearsal for the recovery operations of the upcoming Artemis II lunar mission. Unlike previous tests, this one included crew operations to ensure the safe extraction of astronauts from the Orion capsule. The test utilized a new mockup of the capsule with an inflatable "front porch" for astronauts to exit onto. Helicopters were then used to transport the crew to the recovery vessel, USS John P. Murtha. Lessons learned from this test will contribute to the safety and effectiveness of future crewed Artemis missions.