Texas News NASA Tests Spacecraft Evacuation in the Gulf KWBU | By Texas Standard Published July 20, 2017 at 11:18 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:18 NASA NASA Orion ICEE HOT Crew Egress Testing - Side Hatch crew egressing. The agency is testing every aspect of how crew members will exit the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down following future deep space missions.