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Engineers and technicians with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, pose at the command’s test pond in West Bethesda, Maryland, March 25, 2009. The team supported the development and testing of NASA’s Orion capsule, conducting full-scale and model-scale evaluations of the capsule's performance during splashdown and recovery operations. Pictured are Mark Melendez, front row, second from left, and Lauren “Tink” Hanyok, front row, second from right. (U.S. Navy photo)

Decades of Carderock Expertise Continue to Shape Orion Recovery

April 16, 2026 — 0 Comments

John Trentini, left, a NASA flight surgeon, and Andre Scott, right, an operations technician assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, assist NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway as he exits the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing's centrifuge, June 20, 2025. Hathaway was one of five astronauts from NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency who completed centrifuge training, which simulates the gravitational forces experienced during launch and reentry.

Navy Researchers Seek Volunteers for NASA Study

April 10, 2026 — 0 Comments

From left, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Steve Kapala, Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang, Chief Hospital Corpsman Vlad Link, and Senior Chief Hospital Corspman Laddy Aldridge, the U.S. Navy dive medical team with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, pose for a group photo ahead of Artemis II recovery operations while underway on Amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) in the Pacific Ocean, April 9, 2026.

First Contact: Meet the Dive Medical Recovery Team of Artemis II

April 10, 2026 — 0 Comments

Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond received the Purple Heart Medal March 28, 2014, for injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device which was detonated five meters from him during a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army 205th Corps Training Center Dec. 8, 2011. The Purple Heart is one of the oldest commendations in American military history, dating back to the later years of the Revolutionary War and was originally designed as the Badge of Military Merit.

Navy Sailor posthumously awarded Purple Heart at Hanscom AFB ceremony

April 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

Department of War (DoW) Space Test Program’s (STP) STPSat-7 payload, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., June 25, 2025. (Photo by DoW Space Test Program)

NRL’s Advanced Payloads Soar into Orbit Aboard STPSat-7 Mission

April 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

NPS alumni U.S. Navy Capt. Victor Glover, spacecraft pilot, and mission commander retired U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Wiseman, along with mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency prepare for their journey around the far side of the Moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations. (Credit NASA)

Heading Home, NPS Alumni Leading Artemis II Locked In for Return to Earth

April 8, 2026 — 0 Comments

Logistics Specialist 1st Class Shadijah Copeland, left, a recruiter assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Pittsburgh (NTAG Pittsburgh), speaks to future Sailors during a Delayed Entry Program meeting, Blair Regional YMCA, March 12, 2026. NTAG Pittsburgh, part of Navy Recruiting Command, recruits the next generation of Navy Sailors throughout areas in Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, and Maryland. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Stamer.)

Sister Recruits Brother Into US Navy

April 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS John Warner (SSN 785) last month, meeting a major milestone in the Virginia-class submarine’s Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA).

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Undocks USS John Warner

April 3, 2026 — 0 Comments

NASA astronaut and retired Navy Capt. Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore speaks with personnel at the Pentagon, March 26, 2026.

Standards ‘Vital’ to Navy, NASA Mission, Butch Wilmore Says

March 29, 2026 — 0 Comments