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    First Air Force, Detachment 3 in action at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station [Image 4 of 4]

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    Recovery personnel are working alongside a SpaceX Dragon capsule floating in open ocean water following a splashdown. A team of at least five workers in safety gear are operating from an orange inflatable rescue raft and a yellow personal watercraft (jet ski) to secure and access the capsule. The capsule's hatch appears to be open, suggesting crew extraction or post-landing procedures are underway.

    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

    07.28.2026

    Photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston 

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    First Air Force Detachment 3 Human Space Flight Support rescue cadres attach a life raft to a space training capsule during a recovery and trauma response exercise at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, July 28, 2026. This raft is meant to be the main platform for rescue forces to treat astronauts and reside for up to 72 hours. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Alyssa Bankston)

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    Date Taken: 07.28.2026
    Date Posted: 09.01.2026 12:25
    Photo ID: 9903629
    VIRIN: 260728-X-JU986-1817
    Resolution: 5600x3665
    Size: 3.01 MB
    Location: CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, US
    Web Views: 31
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    A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, a blue long-sleeve shirt, and black shorts is crouched beneath what appears to be an aircraft fuselage. He is handling straps or webbing connected to a large bundled cargo package wrapped in tan/cream-colored fabric. The setting appears to be an airfield or hangar area with concrete flooring.
    A person is lying on what appears to be a stretcher or backboard receiving medical attention. A medical responder wearing blue latex gloves is securing straps or providing care to the patient's head and neck area. The scene suggests an emergency medical response situation.
    Two workers are handling a large white capsule-shaped object, likely a spacecraft or recovery capsule, using green lifting straps and black crane rigging. One worker wearing a yellow hard hat and orange life vest is descending a ladder on the side of the capsule, while a second worker in a tan helmet sits atop the capsule managing the green straps. The scene appears to be a maritime recovery or rigging operation conducted on a vessel deck.
    Recovery personnel are working alongside a SpaceX Dragon capsule floating in open ocean water following a splashdown. A team of at least five workers in safety gear are operating from an orange inflatable rescue raft and a yellow personal watercraft (jet ski) to secure and access the capsule. The capsule's hatch appears to be open, suggesting crew extraction or post-landing procedures are underway.

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