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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 “Wildcards” assist Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jenni Gibbons onto a life raft during training operations while underway with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) for NASA’s Underway Recovery Test 11, Feb. 23, 2024. In preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission, which will send four astronauts in Orion beyond the Moon, NASA and the Department of Defense will conduct a series of tests to demonstrate and evaluate the processes, procedures, and hardware used in recovery operations for crewed lunar missions. The U.S. Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its amphibious ships with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Olivia Rucker)
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 02.25.2024 16:50 |
| Photo ID: | 8253992 |
| VIRIN: | 240223-N-ML799-1725 |
| Resolution: | 2432x3648 |
| Size: | 696.05 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 121 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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USS San Diego (LPD 22)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
