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NASA's Orion Spacecraft Modeled and Tested at Carderock
November 16, 2022 — Artemis I, the planned, non-crewed Moon-orbiting mission and first spaceflight in NASA’s Artemis program, successfully launched on Nov. 16 from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. Included in the launch was the Orion spacecraft.Long-time Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees and NASA-lovers alike will remember... MORE

Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion recovery techniques at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Sept. 21, 2016. The recovery team is practicing underway recovery techniques using a test version of the Orion spacecraft that was built by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program, along with the U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin, are preparing the recovery team, hardware and operations to support EM-1 recovery. (NASA photo by James Blair)