Underway Recovery Test 7 (URT-7) - Day 2 Activities

A U.S. Navy boat secures a tending line to a test version of the Orion capsule during Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) on Oct. 31, 2018, in the Pacific Ocean. The Exploration Ground Systems recovery team and the U.S. Navy work together to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

A U.S. Navy boat secures a tending line to a test version of the Orion capsule during Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) on Oct. 31, 2018, in the Pacific Ocean. The Exploration Ground Systems recovery team and the U.S. Navy work together to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. Orion will have emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.