NASA Space Program Orion [Image 26 of 177]

PACIFIC OCEAN

10.30.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfred Coffield 

U.S. Navy           

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Mead, a Navy diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 and Mobile Dive and Salvage Company 3-1, conducts towing operations and safety procedures for the boilerplate-testing article (BTA), belonging to NASA’s Orion program, in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 30, 2016. NASA is currently testing the BTA with help from the USS San Diego (LPD 22) utilizing NASA and Naval technology with the goal of reducing manning and increasing safety. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alfred A. Coffield)

• Date Taken: 10.30.2016
• Date Posted: 11.04.2016 00:04
• Photo ID: 2967320
• VIRIN: 161030-N-ON977-089
• Resolution: 2020x3000
• Size: 876.88 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN