The Navy provided no details for Capt. Richard Zaszewski's firing.
Car-like carriages weighing up to 80,000 pounds are being launched off the carrier to test its jet catapult system.
The Navy officer-led NASA Crew-8 mission successfully blasted off Sunday.
A total of 15 aircraft from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 are surging to fill in gaps due to a military-wide Osprey grounding.
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