WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:

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Decades of Carderock Expertise Continue to Shape Orion Recovery

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BETHESDA, Md. - The Orion capsule, carrying the crew of NASA's Artemis II, returned to Earth on April 10, completing a mission that once again relied on complex recovery operations at sea - work supported by decades of testing at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.