Saturday Afternoon Swim

Hours after the June 28, 2014, test of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator over the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range, two members of the Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal swim towards the pilot ballute that was used to deploy the parachute. In the background, the recovery vessel Mana'o II.
June 29, 2014
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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Hours after the June 28, 2014, test of NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator over the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range, two members of the Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal swim towards the pilot ballute that was used to deploy the parachute. In the background, the recovery vessel Mana'o II.