Posted: 12/01/2014
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 5, 2014) Rigid-hull inflatable boats guide NASA's Orion crew module towards the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is conducting the first exploration test flight (EFT-1) for the NASA Orion Program. EFT-1 is the fifth at sea testing of the Orion crew module using a Navy well deck recovery method. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher A. Veloicaza)