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Navy Divers Practice Orion Procedures

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
November 5, 2021
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Navy Divers Practice Orion Procedures
Orion training
NASA

Navy divers from Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Expeditionary Support Unit 1, attach tending lines to a mock Orion capsule during Day 2 of Underway Recovery Test 9 (URT-9) aboard the USS John P. Murtha.
During the weeklong test, NASA’s Landing and Recovery team is performing their final mission certification ahead of Artemis I.

KSC-20211103-PH-FMX02_0001 Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux Larger image

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