02 December 2014 Anchorage Departs on NASA's Orion Mission San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) departed from Naval Base San Diego to retrieve NASA equipment in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 1.Anchorage will use its amphibious capabilities to conduct an at-sea recovery of the Orion space capsule.NASA operatives will launch Orion...