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USS Anchorage leaves San Diego to participate in a recovery test for a future NASA space mission.

USS Anchorage Departure

The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage departs Naval Base San Diego to conduct an underway recovery test in conjunction with NASA off the Southern California coast, Jan. 17, 2018. The test is part of a government interagency effort to safely practice and evaluate recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in an open ocean environment that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft upon its return to Earth. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Monford

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