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The USS John P. Murtha recovered NASA's Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft after their Pacific splashdown, then returned to Naval Base San Diego on April 12, 2026. The ship's central role in the first crewed Artemis mission to travel beyond Earth orbit put it squarely in the news.
A Navy ship recovered NASA's Artemis II crew and spacecraft after splashdown in the Pacific and returned to San Diego on April 12, 2026, gaining attention for its role in the crewed lunar mission.
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