Making a splash with Artemis II recovery training

Our #Artemis II crew recently participated in recovery training at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) at @NASA_Johnson in Houston led by teams from Exploration Ground Systems and the @DeptOfDefense. The Artemis II mission will send @NASAAstronauts @Astro_Reid, @AstroVicGlover, @Astro_Christina, and @CanadianSpaceAgency astronaut @AstroJeremy on a 10-day flight test around the Moon. Their journey will be the first crewed mission on NASA’s path toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon. ⁣
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The operations seen in this video demonstrate future recovery of the crew, which includes being extracted from the Orion spacecraft after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean and being lifted via helicopter to the recovery ship where they will undergo routine medical checks before returning to shore.⁣
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Video description: The video opens with Artemis landing and recovery director Liliana Villarreal explaining the Artemis recovery training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. At 6 seconds, we see the Exploration Ground Systems team getting ready for operations in a yellow and red raft. The video cuts to the members of Artemis II crew suiting up as they prepare to step into the Orion capsule. As the crew steps into the Orion capsule and the door is shut, the video then cuts to scenes of the recovery team driving an inflatable boat to the mock splashdown site readying the capsule with a ladder and getting into position to “recover” the crew. At 25 seconds, the recovery teams are extracting the crew from the capsule safely and then hooking them to harnesses, simulating how operations would be after the mission. The video concludes with Artemis II @NASAAstronauts Reid Weisman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover saying “Where’s Jeremy?” Jeremy Hansen from the @CanadianSpaceAgency is the fourth member of the Artemis II crew.