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USS Anchorage Leaves Port for Launch of Orion
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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 personnel review procedures on the deck of the USS Anchorage as the ship departs Naval Base San Diego in California for the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. NASA and the U.S. Navy are making preparations ahead of Orion's flight test for recovery of the crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from space and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the recovery efforts.
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Credit lineUSS Anchorage Leaves Port for Launch of Orion. NASA/KSC, 2014-12-01. Public domain. ID: KSC-314D-0528_0004.