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FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA)

First Air Force (Air Forces Space), Detachment 3, alongside the 729th Airlift Squadron and several other key military and NASA entities, have successfully executed a FIT Check/Air Transportability Certification of the NASA Orion Recovery Cradle Assembly (ORCA) . This exercise serves as a proof of concept for utilizing C-17 aircraft for post-mission transport of the Orion Crew Module, potentially revolutionizing logistics within space exploration.

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CAMERA

iPhone 13 Pro

LENS

iPhone 13 Pro back triple camera 5.7mm f/1.5

APERTURE

3/2

SHUTTERSPEED

1/3165

ISO

50

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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