NASA, Navy practicing space-capsule recovery

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- During the glory days of the U.S. space program in the 1960s and `70s, astronauts returning to Earth splashed down at sea in their capsules and were picked up by the Navy in a stirring and triumphant moment that became a familiar scene to American TV viewers. Now, NASA and the Navy are training again for the first such recovery in more than a generation....

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