Spacecraft Returns

Photos of spacecraft landing with deployed parachutes, set against blue skies and clouds, depicting moments of space exploration return.

June 2006 - NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the second stage recovery parachutes opening as a crew exploration vehicle (CEV) descends to Earth.
June 2006 - NASA's Constellation Program is getting to work on the new spacecraft that will return humans to the moon and blaze a trail to Mars and beyond. This artist's rendering represents a concept of the second stage recovery parachutes opening as a crew exploration vehicle (CEV) descends to Earth.