A test version of NASA's Orion crew module is loaded onto a U.S. Navy ship

A test version of NASA's Orion crew module is loaded onto a U.S. Navy ship ahead of recovery tests in Norfolk, Va. this week. NASA and the Navy are conducting tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module and forward bay cover during the spacecraft's return from deep space missions. The stationary recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in a controlled environment before conducting a second recovery test next year in open waters.