US Navy Divers Recover NASA Astronauts

Four people in NASA spacesuits pose for a photo while sitting on a small vessel in the ocean that is manned by two people in military camouflage uniforms.

260410-N-MJ302-1301.JPG Photo By: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Rowe

Apr 13, 2026

260410-N-MJ302-1301 - SAN DIEGO (April 10, 2026) — From left to right, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman pose for a photo on the front porch before transiting to amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), April 10, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA's Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist David Rowe)

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