NASA's Orion spacecraft is offloaded from the U.S. Navy's USS Anchorage to prepare for its return to the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is offloaded from the U.S. Navy’s USS Anchorage. The Anchorage retrieved Orion from the Pacific Ocean after it splashed down on Dec. 5 following its first flight test. Having traveled 60,000 miles in space and 600 at sea, Orion will now be prepared for a 2,500-mile road trip back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA.