Orion Underway Recovery Tests 3 & 4

The well deck of the USS Anchorage, which NASA and the Navy use for Orion recovery tests on Sept. 15, 2014, can be flooded with water to allow Orion to float in following its splashdown when it returns from space.
Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

The well deck of the USS Anchorage, which NASA and the Navy use for Orion recovery tests on Sept. 15, 2014, can be flooded with water to allow Orion to float in following its splashdown when it returns from space. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.