The process of picking up Orion spacecraft with a giant amphibious ship
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) and the Navy work together to recover the Orion spacecraft into the space of a giant amphibious ship on December 9.
Orion, the spacecraft will take travelers to Mars and other planets, plunged into the ocean on the evening of December 9.(Photo: NASA)
When the Orion ship landed off the coast of Baja, California, in the Pacific, the USS Angchorage landed on the Orion spacecraft with a series of small boats to recover.Photo: Gary Keen)
Divers swim from small boats to Orion ships to tow ships (the universe enters the empty space of the USS Anchorage amphibious. (Photo: Gary Keen)
"This mission is proof of the commitment of the US Navy to research and develop technology and techniques to ensure safety for people in space flights. I am very proud of my soldiers. "Captain Michael McKenna, commander of the USS Anchorage, said.(Photo: Gary Keen)
Successful salvage of the Orion spacecraft (the 1st experimental exploration ship - EFT-1) is part of the US government's efforts to prepare for future space flights.(Photo: AP)
US Anchorage is a suitable vessel to salvage EFT-1 because it has a large cabin with modern medical equipment, helicopters, three-dimensional search radar and small boats for salvage operations.A special bridge group also participates in the salvage process.(Photo: Corey Green)
This was the first time the Orion ship flew into space, but it was the fifth time that it had been used to salvage a spaceship by sea landing.Four previous tests took place before Orion's flight into space, so the rescue team could get used to and prepare for salvage operations.The first test took place in August 2013 at Norfolk naval base, Virginia state.The remaining times take place in early 2014. (Photo: Gary Keen)
Jason B. Roberts, deputy commander of USS Anchorage, said: "We have practiced many times with safety as a top priority. The sailors have focused and completed the task. I am very proud of them. ".(Photo: US Navy)
The US Space Agency (NASA) successfully launched the Orion spacecraft to orbit the Earth at 7:05 am on December 5, local time.Orion ships around the earth twice.In the first time, the ship flew at a height of 430km above the ground and then advanced to a height of 5,790km in the second time.(Photo: Reuters)
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