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On February 28, SpaceX completed a demonstration of their ability to recover the crew and capsule after a nominal...
Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...
Orion's 2016 water drop test series included heavily instrumented test dummies, shown here on May 6, 2016, to assess...
On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the well deck of...
Lines secure a test version of Orion inside of the USS Anchorage's well deck during recovery tests off the coast of...
S74-17742 (8 Feb. 1974) --- The Skylab 4 Command Module bobs in an apex-down configuration (stable two) in the calm...
The well deck of the USS Anchorage, which NASA and the Navy use for Orion recovery tests on Sept. 15, 2014, can be...
S72-56147 (19 Dec. 1972) --- A water-level view of the Apollo 17 Command Module (CM) floating in the Pacific Ocean...
On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the well deck of...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On the third day of preparations for recovery of Orion after its splashdown in the Pacific...
S72-55834 (19 Dec. 1972) --- The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
A crane lowers the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) into water at the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area at...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Indicators showing the water level in the well deck of USS Somerset are seen as teams deploy the Crew Module Test...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the...
Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1 work to secure the Orion Crew Module...
A crane is used to hold the Crew Module Test Article (CMTA) above the water at the turn basin in the Launch Complex...