An elite U.S. Navy special operations dive team, helicopter squadron and LPD ship all based out of San Diego will assist NASA ...
The U.S. Navy doesn’t have a nuclear-powered carrier available, but the USS John P Murtha is well-suited to the recovery mission of the Orion space capsule ...
Specialized Navy medical teams will meet the Artemis II astronauts in the water when the spaceship lands this evening.
The amphibious transport dock ship was an ideal choice for rescuing the Artemis II crew from the Pacific Ocean—particularly ...
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) returns to home port at Naval Base San Diego carrying ...
A boom across the Pacific near San Diego late Friday afternoon signaled the Orion capsule’s return to Earth’s atmosphere. The ...
A special ops Navy dive medical team from San Diego were the first to greet the Artemis II crew after they returned to Earth, ...
NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to conclude April 10 with the splashdown of the Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean off ...
LPD 19 COMING: The U.S. Navy will take delivery of LPD 19 by the end of the month, an executive officer said. The future USS Mesa Verde completed acceptance trials on Sept. 14 and returned to the ...