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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning sun bursts through an opening between the external tank and solid booster...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Freedom Star boat heads for the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean after departing from...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, off Florida's central east coast, a...
On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA and the U.S....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Representatives of the 301st Rescue Squadron demonstrate the use of rescue equipment on the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Off Florida's central east coast, support boats from a training exercise, known as Mode...
A sunrise colors the sky as another day of Underway Recovery Test 5 begins on the USS San Diego in the Pacific Ocean...
The USS San Diego approaches Naval Base San Diego in California after completion of Underway Recovery Test 5 in the...
The test version of the Orion capsule is about to be released into the open water as part of Underway Recovery...
A test version of the Orion crew module, in view at far right, is in the flooded well deck of the USS San Diego...
A colorful sunrise illuminates the water on the second day of Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the...
On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA and the U.S....
U.S. Navy personnel check tether and winch lines on the deck of the USS San Diego to prepare for Underway Recovery...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A representative of the 301st Rescue Squadron demonstrates rescue equipment that is used by...
On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA and the U.S....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Participants take part in a rescue training exercise, known as Mode VIII, off Florida's...
Crews transport NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the morning sun...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A Kingfisher perches on a branch in the shrubs near the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean at...
STS032-520-014 (9-20 Jan. 1990) --- STS-32 astronauts took this 70mm scene showing phytoplankton oralgal bloom in...
On August 15, 2013, at the Naval Station Norfolk near NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA and the U.S....
At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and support hardware are being...
A U.S. Navy diver in a rigid hull inflatable boat uses a hook to capture a tow line during Underway Recovery Test 5...
A member of the recovery team watches as a test version of the Orion crew module is secured in the flooded well deck...