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 ...

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a ...

NORFOLK, Virginia — The US Navy and NASA are testing out how they’ll recover astronauts once they splash down in the ocean following future missions to deep space, something a Navy crew hasn’t had to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the U.S. astronauts left on the International Space Station last year by Boeing's troubled Starliner capsule, are on the up after returning to ...

Petty Officer Reagan Vogel, a U.S. Navy aviation electrician's mate, describes supporting NASA's Artemis II recovery as a surreal, proud moment in her naval career.

The successful splashdown of NASA’s Artemis II mission marked the end of a historic journey around the Moon. But for space agencies and astronauts, it also triggered a crucial series of post-mission ...