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Sailors monitors the damage control console aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23).

Sailors monitors the damage control console aboard the amphibious tran...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 01, 2014) Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Romulo Santos, left, from San Francisco, monitors the console for the electrical plant while Damage Controllman 3rd Class Darrell Balancio, from Sacram... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Workers check hardware associated with the recovery test. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3401

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Workers check ha... More

Engineman 2nd Class Brandon Miller, from Lincoln, Ill., tightens the conduits on fuel racks aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23).

Engineman 2nd Class Brandon Miller, from Lincoln, Ill., tightens the c...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 01, 2014) Engineman 2nd Class Brandon Miller, from Lincoln, Ill., tightens the conduits on fuel racks aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). (U.S. Navy photo by Ma... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Tether lines have been attached to the test vehicle and workers check the pressure of the bright orange stabilizers that will keep Orion upright in the water if needed. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3402

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Tether lines hav... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. A winch line leads to the test vehicle and tether lines have been attached to control Orion. The bright orange stabilizers have been readied to keep Orion upright in the water if needed. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3404

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured on its cradle before the start of a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. A winch line lea... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle rests on its cradle as water fills around before the start of an evolution for the Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3319

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle rests on its cradle as water fills around before the start of an evolution for the Underway Recovery... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat use tether lines to help guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Orion was prepared for the test in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. The bright orange stabilizers help keep the test vehicle floating upright if needed. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3417

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boa...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat use tether lines to help guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off th... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats practice with tether lines attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The vehicle is outside of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: U.S. Navy/Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen KSC-2014-3322

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats practice with tether lines attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS ... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine.

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transpor...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine. (U.S. Navy... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in two rigid hull inflatable boats use tether lines to help guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Orion was prepared for the test in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. The bright orange stabilizers help keep the test vehicle floating upright if needed. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3416

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in two rigid hull inflatable b...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in two rigid hull inflatable boats use tether lines to help guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off... More

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine.

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transpor...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine. (U.S. Navy... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Orion was prepared for the test in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. Tether lines from the well deck are attached to Orion. The bright orange stabilizers help keep the test vehicle floating upright if needed. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3418

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the P...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Orion was prepared for the test in the well deck of th... More

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine.

Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transpor...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Members of the main propulsion division aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) perform routine maintenance on the ship's service diesel engine. (U.S. Navy... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat practice with tether lines attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The vehicle is outside of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2014-3321

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boa...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat practice with tether lines attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel test the tension and strength of a tether line attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage in preparation for a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3419

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel test the tension and strength ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel test the tension and strength of a tether line attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage in preparation for a portion of Underw... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been moved from its cradle onto a set of rubber shock absorbers as part of Underway Recovery Test 2. Testing of the tether lines attached to Orion is underway. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3413

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage, the Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been moved from its cradle onto a set of rubber shock absorbers as part of Underway Recovery Tes... More

Sailor controls the ballast console aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), allowing the ship to sink enough to allow water into Anchorage's well deck.

Sailor controls the ballast console aboard the amphibious transport d...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Ben Hawley, from Boston, controls the ballast console aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), allowing the ship to sink enoug... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been moved from its cradle onto a set of rubber shock absorbers in the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage as part of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. A test of the tether lines attached to Orion is underway. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3412

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been moved ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been moved from its cradle onto a set of rubber shock absorbers in the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage as part of Underway Recovery Test 2 i... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel use a rigid hull inflatable boat to approach the Orion boilerplate test article during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. During the test, the vehicle was released from the well deck of the USS Anchorage and allowed to float freely in the water. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3320

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel use a rigid hull inflatable bo...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel use a rigid hull inflatable boat to approach the Orion boilerplate test article during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of ... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats and U.S. Navy divers in two Zodiac boats practice using tether lines to guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle back to the USS Anchorage during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3429

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats and U.S. Navy divers in two Zodiac boats practice using tether lines to guide the Orion boilerplate test vehicle back to the USS Anchorage ... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) test line tending on the Orion crew module.

Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 2...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) test line tending on the Orion crew module. Anchorage is conducting the second underway recovery test for t... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Co... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. To the right are U.S. Navy personnel in two rigid hull inflatable boats. To the left are U.S. Navy divers in two Zodiac boats. They are preparing to practice techniques to attach a lifting sling to the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test from the USS Anchorage to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3425

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the P...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. To the right are U.S. Navy personnel in two rigid hull... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lifted by crane from the water to test the proof of concept basket lift method during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. U.S. Navy personnel are nearby in two rigid hull inflatable boats. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3335

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lif...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lifted by crane from the water to test the proof of concept basket lift method during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2 near the USS... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat use tether lines to bring the Orion boilerplate test vehicle back to the USS Anchorage during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Behind the test vehicle is another rigid hull inflatable boat. To the far left are U.S. Navy divers in a Zodiac boat. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3428

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boa...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat use tether lines to bring the Orion boilerplate test vehicle back to the USS Anchorage during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program.

Sailors participate in the second underway recovery test for the NASA ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2014) Sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11, Mobile Diving and Salvage Com... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel, in rigid hull inflatable boats, monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as it floats freely near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kenny Allen KSC-2014-3323

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel, in rigid hull inflatable boat...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel, in rigid hull inflatable boats, monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as it floats freely near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego dur... More

USS Anchorage sailors test line tending

USS Anchorage sailors test line tending

Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) test line tending on the Orion crew module. Anchorage is conducting the second underway recovery test for the NASA Orion Program. (U.S. N... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. U.S. Navy divers in a Zodiac boat are practicing techniques to attach a lifting sling to the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test from the USS Anchorage to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3427

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the P...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. U.S. Navy divers in a Zodiac boat are practicing techn... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. U.S. Navy divers in a Zodiac boat are practicing techniques to attach a lifting sling to the test vehicle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test from the USS Anchorage to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3426

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the P...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of Underway Recovery Test 2. U.S. Navy divers in a Zodiac boat are practicing techn... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel on the top deck of the USS Anchorage watch as a crane is used to lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the water in preparation for Orion Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3421

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel on the top deck of the USS Anc...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel on the top deck of the USS Anchorage watch as a crane is used to lower a rigid hull inflatable boat into the water in preparation for Orion Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat watch as a crane moves them away from the USS Anchorage during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3420

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boa...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel in a rigid hull inflatable boat watch as a crane moves them away from the USS Anchorage during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off th... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A view from inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage reveals U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats attaching tether lines to NASA’s Orion boilerplate test article as it floats in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego during a portion of the Underway Recovery Test 2. The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3441

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A view from inside the well deck of the USS Anchor...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A view from inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage reveals U.S. Navy personnel in rigid hull inflatable boats attaching tether lines to NASA’s Orion boilerplate test article as it floats ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel prepare to release the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from the well deck of the USS Anchorage during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3436

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel prep...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel prepare to release the Orion boilerplate test vehicle from the well deck of the USS Anchorage during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Te... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lifted by crane from the water to test the proof of concept basket lift method during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test near the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3338

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lif...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is slightly lifted by crane from the water to test the proof of concept basket lift method during an evolution of the Underway Recovery Test near the USS A... More

Sailors fire 9 mm pistols during a low-light small arms qualification exercise aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23).

Sailors fire 9 mm pistols during a low-light small arms qualification ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 04, 2014) Sailors fire 9 mm pistols during a low-light small arms qualification exercise aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is preparing for a scheduled port visit to Los Angeles. (U.S... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel get ready to board two rigid hull inflatable boats in the well deck of the USS Anchorage to prepare for an evolution of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. Nearby, tending lines have been attached to the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as the well deck fills with water. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy are conducting the test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3336

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel get ready to board two rigid h...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel get ready to board two rigid hull inflatable boats in the well deck of the USS Anchorage to prepare for an evolution of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific ... More

Small-arms qualification exercise

Small-arms qualification exercise

Sailors fire 9 mm pistols during a low-light small arms qualification exercise aboard USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is preparing for a scheduled port visit to Los Angeles. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communica... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel depart from the well deck of the USS Anchorage in rigid hull inflatable boats to prepare for the recovery of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3430

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel depart from the well deck of t...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel depart from the well deck of the USS Anchorage in rigid hull inflatable boats to prepare for the recovery of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of the Or... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The well deck of the USS Anchorage fills with water to prepare for recovery of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3431

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The well deck of the USS Anchorage fills with wate...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The well deck of the USS Anchorage fills with water to prepare for recovery of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as the well deck fills with water. Tending lines have been attached to the test vehicle in preparation for an evolution of Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The test is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3337

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage, NASA, L...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Inside the well deck of the USS Anchorage, NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as the well deck fills with water. Tending lines have been... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as the well deck of the USS Anchorage fills with water during a portion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. The testing is being conducted to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep-space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3432

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel moni...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel monitor the Orion boilerplate test vehicle as the well deck of the USS Anchorage fills with water during a portion of the Orion Underway Recover... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. At left is a mockup of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3388

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott poses for photographs in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. With her is Commanding Officer Joel G. Stewart, USS Anchorage. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3386

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott poses for photograph...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott poses for photographs in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3367

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporte...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Rec... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mark Geyer, NASA Orion Program manager, talks with reporters in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the recovery test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. Behind Geyer is the test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3374

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mark Geyer, NASA Orion Program manager, talks wi...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mark Geyer, NASA Orion Program manager, talks with reporters in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy com... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, talks with members of the media in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind him is the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3369

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Oper...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, talks with members of the media in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, at left, and Mike Generale, Orion Recovery Operations manager and Recovery Test director, both from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, talk about Underway Recovery Test 2 in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the recovery test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3372

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Oper...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, at left, and Mike Generale, Orion Recovery Operations manager and Recovery Test director, both from NASA’s Kennedy S... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. Tommy Lasorda, center, former major league baseball player and L.A. Dodgers manager, talks with a visitor. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3392

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. Near the front of the well deck, at left, is a mockup of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3389

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deputy program manager for Orion, talks with reporters in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind him is the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the recovery test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3375

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deput...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deputy program manager for Orion, talks with reporters in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle and other support hardware during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. At right, visitors sign an Orion banner. Behind them is a mock-up of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3390

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle and other support hardware during the Science, Technology, Engin... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deputy program manager for Orion, talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind him is the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the recovery test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3376

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deput...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deputy program manager for Orion, talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behin... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott prepares for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the Port of Los Angeles in California. At left, is Commanding Officer Joel G. Stewart, USS Anchorage. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Stott and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3385

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott prepares for the Sci...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott prepares for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days in the well deck of the USS Anchorage at the Port of Los Ang... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, at right, and Mike Generale, Orion Recovery Operations manager and Recovery Test director, both from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in its recovery cradle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the Orion recovery test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3373

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Oper...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mike Bolger, Ground Systems Development and Operations Program manager, at right, and Mike Generale, Orion Recovery Operations manager and Recovery Test director, both from NASA’s Kennedy ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3368

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporte...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Rec... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3370

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporte...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Rec... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles, California. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3391

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage and view the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. Behind Stott is a model of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3371

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporte...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – NASA astronaut Nicole Stott talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Rec... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Todd May, NASA Space Launch System Program manager, talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind him is the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed the recovery test in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The U.S. Navy ship is in Los Angeles for LA Navy Days. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3377

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Todd May, NASA Space Launch System Program manag...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Todd May, NASA Space Launch System Program manager, talks with a reporter in the well deck of the USS Anchorage after completion of Underway Recovery Test 2. Behind him is the Orion boiler... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. At far right is NASA astronaut Nicole Stott. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3387

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Visitors tour the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days at the Port of Los Angeles in California. At ... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Members of the media take photographs of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy completed Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3366

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Members of the media take photographs of the Ori...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Members of the media take photographs of the Orion boilerplate test vehicle secured in its recovery cradle in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during L.A. Navy Days in Los Angeles. NASA,... More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. Naval Sea Cadets sign a banner on the USS Anchorage docked in the Port of Los Angeles during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days. In the background is a model of NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, under development. A boilerplate test version of NASA's new Orion spacecraft that was used during the Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego also was on display. A combined team from NASA’s Ground Systems Development and Operations Program and the U.S. Navy were in San Diego to practice recovering Orion from the ocean, as they will do in December following the spacecraft's first trip to space during Exploration Flight Test-1. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep-space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3451

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. Naval Sea Cadets sign a banner on the USS A...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. Naval Sea Cadets sign a banner on the USS Anchorage docked in the Port of Los Angeles during the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Expo for L.A. Navy Days. In... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel use a forklift to carry support equipment out of the ship's well deck. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3517

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San D...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel use a forklift to carry support equipm... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel help guide support equipment out of the ship's well deck. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3516

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San D...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel help guide support equipment out of th... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel use a forklift to carry support equipment out of the ship's well deck. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3518

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San D...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy personnel use a forklift to carry support equipm... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery cradle has been offloaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3526

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery cradle has been off...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion crew module recovery cradle has been offloaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Workers are offloading some of the support hardware used during the test. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3523

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Die...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Workers are offloading some of the support hardware used dur... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Support equipment used during the test is being offloaded from the ship's well deck. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3524

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Die...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Support equipment used during the test is being offloaded fr... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3522

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Die...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle has been offloaded from t... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and support equipment has been offloaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3525

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and support equ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle and support equipment has been offloaded from the well deck of the USS Anchorage at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Te... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Support equipment for the test has been offloaded from the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3519

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San D...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has returned to Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. Support equipment for the test has been offloaded from the... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3521

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Die...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from t... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from the well deck of the ship. NASA, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy conducted the test on the Orion boilerplate test vehicle to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test allowed the team to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery test. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of the Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a Delta IV rocket and in 2017 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-3520

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Die...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage has docked at Naval Base San Diego after completion of the Orion Underway Recovery Test 2 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is being offloaded from t... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3932

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Dieg...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3930

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Dieg...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. A crane is used to lift the Orion forward bay cover for loading on the ship. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3931

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Dieg...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. A crane is used to lift the Orion forward bay cover for loa... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, new hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3929

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Dieg...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The USS Anchorage is docked at Naval Base San Diego during loading operations in its well deck for Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego for the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3944

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the de...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego for the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, center, talks to NASA and U.S. Navy personnel on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3937

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, center, talks t...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, center, talks to NASA and U.S. Navy personnel on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway ... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks to a member of the U.S. Navy on the USS Anchorage. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3950

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks to a member of the U.S. Navy on the USS Anchorage. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to sup... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the deck of the USS Anchorage on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean with U.S. Navy divers in a rigid hull inflatable boat nearby. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are conducting a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3951

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the de...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden stands on the deck of the USS Anchorage on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The Orion boilerplate test vehicle floats in the Pacific Ocean w... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, or HSC 8, prepare an H60-S Seahawk for flight on the deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3 activities in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are conducting recovery tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3941

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, or HSC 8, prepar...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, or HSC 8, prepare an H60-S Seahawk for flight on the deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3 activities in the Paci... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Underway Recovery Test 3 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are conducting the recovery test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test allows the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-4186

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured in t...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is secured in the well deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Underway Recovery Test 3 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel stand on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3936

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel stand on the deck of the USS A...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Navy personnel stand on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel stand on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for a full dress rehearsal of recovery operations. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3935

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel stan...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel stand on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego on the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. The ship wil... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks to Pedro Santos, U.S. Navy, on the USS Anchorage. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to support test needs for the first day of Orion Underway Recovery Test 3. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel will conduct tests in the Pacific Ocean to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-3947

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden, at left, talks to Pedro Santos, U.S. Navy, on the USS Anchorage. The ship will head out to sea, off the coast of San Diego, in search of conditions to supp... More

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is in the water-filled well deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Underway Recovery Test 3 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S. Navy personnel are conducting the recovery test to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module on its return from a deep space mission. The test allows the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is conducting the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to destinations not yet explored by humans, including an asteroid and Mars. It will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The first unpiloted test flight of Orion is scheduled to launch in 2014 atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and in 2018 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/orion. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-4185

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is in the water...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Orion boilerplate test vehicle is in the water-filled well deck of the USS Anchorage during the first day of Underway Recovery Test 3 in the Pacific Ocean. NASA, Lockheed Martin and U.S.... More

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