NASA Artemis Underway Recovery Test 12

NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham, left, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, are seen talking to NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring onboard a Navy helicopter after returning from the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA), a full scale mockup of the Orion spacecraft, during Underway Recovery Test-12 off the coast of California, Friday, March 28, 2025. During the test, NASA and Department of Defense teams are practicing to ensure recovery procedures are validated as NASA plans to send Artemis II astronauts around the Moon and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)