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<p>The Orion spacecraft descends before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith height of 3,600 miles and ushered in a new era of human exploration aiming for Mars.</p>

<p>The Orion spacecraft descends before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday following a dramatic test flight that took it to a zenith height of 3,600 miles and ushered in a new era of human exploration aiming for Mars.</p>

December 6, 2014

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'There's your new spacecraft, America!'
December 6, 2014 8 p.m.

'There's your new spacecraft, America!'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's newest space vehicle, Orion, accomplished its first test flight with precision and pizazz Friday, shooting more than 3,600 miles from Earth for a hyperfast, hot return not seen since the Apollo moon shots.