 Welcome to All Hands Update, I'm Petty Officer Tyrell Morris, USS Anchorage departed naval base San Diego December 1st to prepare for an at sea recovery of the NASA Orion spacecraft. The capsule will be launched and complete two orbits over four hours before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. The Orion spacecraft is a multi-purpose vehicle intended to carry a crew of four astronauts to destinations beyond low Earth orbit. The ship will use a specially trained team consisting of Anchorage sailors, Navy divers and NASA crew members. Sailors aboard Anchorage have been training for several months for this operation. According to NASA, the launch window closes December 19th. For more news from USS Anchorage, visit navy.mil. For more information and to follow the Orion spacecraft, visit NASA's Orion website.