Photos: NASA launches new Orion spacecraft

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Photos: NASA launches new Orion spacecraft

NASA’s new Orion spacecraft zoomed toward a high point of 3,600 miles (5,800 kilometers) on an orbital test flight Friday, ushering in a new era of exploration that could one day put people on Mars. Orion made a “bull’s-eye” splashdown in the Pacific on Friday following its flight.