US Navy sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage recover the NASA Orion space capsule after splash down following the first test flight December 5, 2014 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion successfully blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and orbited the earth 4 times before landing on target off the coast of California.

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US Navy sailors from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage recover the NASA Orion space capsule after splash down following the first test flight December 5, 2014 in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion successfully blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket and orbited the earth 4 times before landing on target off the coast of California.

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Size: 4000px × 2994px
Location: Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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