NASA, US Navy Prepare Astronauts for Moon Mission

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman attend a press conference about the Orion crew module test capsule outside the USS San Diego at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California, on Feb. 28, 2024. FILE - The Orion crew module test capsule rests in the well deck aboard the USS San Diego at Naval Base San Diego following the Underway Recovery Test 11 in San Diego, California, on Feb. 28, 2024.

The USS San Diego is a warship designed to deliver troops and equipment into combat zones, something the crew routinely trains for from their base in San Diego, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.