NASA Kennedy Space Center: As part of Underway Recovery Test 6, the Orion test article is pulled in by a winch line at the rear of the USS Anchorage's well deck that brings the capsule into the ship, along with four manned LLAMAs (Line Load Attenuation Mechanism Assembly) that control the capsule's side-to-side movement and a tending line attached to a rigid hull inflatable boat for controlling Orion's movement behind the ship. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White NASA's new deep space exploration syst...
NASA Kennedy Space Center: As part of Underway Recovery Test 6, the Orion test article is pulled in by a winch line at the rear of the USS Anchorage's well deck that brings the capsule into the ship, along with four manned LLAMAs (Line Load Attenuation Mechanism Assembly) that control the capsule's side-to-side movement and a tending line attached to a rigid hull inflatable boat for controlling Orion's movement behind the ship. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White NASA's new deep space exploration syst...
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