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Sailors riding in small boats attach a line to a spacecraft in a body of water.

Ocean Ops

Sailors connect a NASA line load attenuation mechanism to the NASA Artemis I Orion spacecraft to pull it into the well deck of the USS Portland in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2022. The operation was part of a Defense Department effort to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space.

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  • Credit: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Melvin Fatimehin VIRIN: 221211-N-NM271-4173M.JPG
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