Artemis ll Underway Recovery Test Update.

Artemis II - Underway Recovery Test Update

The Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) is seen here in the waters of the Pacific Ocean during day 2 of NASA’s Underway Recovery Test 10 (URT-10) on July 26, 2023. The CMTA is a full-scale mockup of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft and is used by NASA and its Department of Defense partners to practice recovery procedures for crewed #Artemis missions.

Members of NASA’s Landing and Recovery team loaded a mannequin into the CMTA during URT-10 to practice recovering astronauts out of the capsule and safely getting them to the recovery vessel nearby. URT-10 is the first test specifically in support of the Artemis II mission and allowed the team to practice what it will be like to recover astronauts and get them back to the recovery ship safely.