“Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing” was uploaded to Flickr

U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines to a test version of the Orion crew module during Underway Recovery Test 5 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA and the U.S. Navy are conducting a series of tests to practice for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions. via NASA ift.tt/2fyVo4V
embiggen by clicking http://flic.kr/p/NHTa5i
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing was taken on October 27, 2016 at 11:46AM

“Orion Crew Module for Exploration Mission-1 Lifted to Test Stand” was uploaded to Flickr

The Orion spacecraft crew module for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is lifted into a test stand for pressure testing in the Neil Armstrong Operations & Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The work is an important milestone on Orion’s journey toward EM-1, its mission beyond the moon atop the Space Launch System rocket in 2018. via NASA ift.tt/1NX1IZI
embiggen by clicking http://flic.kr/p/FKvURC
Orion Crew Module for Exploration Mission-1 Lifted to Test Stand was taken on April 21, 2016 at 09:17AM