Feb 20, 2025 · U.S. Navy contributions to space exploration continued with NASA’s manned space flight programs, starting in the early 1960s. Navy personnel served as astronauts in space missions, and Navy...

1 day ago · The U.S. Navy is preparing the “Artemis II” mission —in which a crew of NASA astronauts will conduct an orbit around the Moon, before returning to Earth. That mission is now slated to take ...

Apr 3, 2025 · The ship’s large well deck, when flooded, can launch Navy landing craft and Marine Corps amphibious vehicles and enable Navy boat crews to rope-tow Orion back to the ship.

Mar 6, 2024 · SAN DIEGO– An active-duty naval aviator and astronaut led NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, crediting his naval aviation experience with preparing...

Mar 31, 2025 · U.S. Navy and NASA medical personnel simulate a medical examination of an Astronaut aboard amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) during NASA Underway Recovery Test 12 medical drills...

“The U.S. Navy and NASA have a long history of partnering together to support the recovery of astronauts and equipment used for space exploration and research,” said Capt. Andrew Koy ...

Mar 31, 2025 · NASA and the Department of Defense are once again leaning on the U.S. Navy and San Diego to assist with a historic mission to space.

Jul 17, 2024 · Recognizing the importance of a rapidly evolving space domain to U.S. national defense, key leaders from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Department of Defense gathered at the Naval Postgraduate...

From March 25-31, 2025, amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) completed URT-12, marking a key milestone in preparation for the launch of NASA’s Orion spacecraft as …

Mar 31, 2025 · SAN DIEGO — NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense successfully completed the third recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard...