We Have Lift Off of the Orion Spacecraft

 Article posted by North Carolina Gazette Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Cape Canaveral-The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy with Orion atop it lifted off at 7:05 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orion will orbit Earth twice, reaching a peak altitude of 3,600 miles during its trip. The spacecraft is scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean in approximately 4.5 hours.
Orion’s flight test is a critical step on NASA's journey to Mars.