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A PHOTO: Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean

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On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will 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. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JMpflS

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