The Orion Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory team completed two successful sea tests off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Dec. 1-3. CMUS is designed to inflate five bags after the Orion spacecraft and its crew splash down after returning from deep space missions, enabling the capsule to upright itself. NASA partnered with United States Coast Guard and Air Force and Texas A&M Galveston teams to perform the tests operations. Orion will launch on its first integrated flight atop the Space Launch System rocket from a modernized Kennedy Space Center in 2020. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford #nasa #orion #exploration #groundsystems #coastguard #usairforce #em1 #testing #explore #moontomars