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10 Years Ago: Orion Flies its First Mission
- Orion, Lockheed Martin's spacecraft, completed its maiden flight largest ever spacecraft for NASA's Artemis missions, exploring the moon and the universe beyond.
- On December 5, 2014, Orion blasted off from Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Engineering Flight Test-1 mission.
- The EFT-1 mission demonstrated the success of a new spacecraft, heat shield, and designed recovery systems.
- Although EFT-1 did not have crew, the spacecraft flew at higher altitudes than any human-rated spacecraft in over 40 years.
- Orion splashed down in the Pacific ocean 4 hours and 24 minutes after launch, more than 600 miles south-west of San Diego, California
- The mission reaffirmed American capabilities for deep space exploration and spacecraft development.
- The Orion spacecraft, after receiving final inspections and decontamination, is now a prized artifact at the KSC Visitor Complex.
- Orion is the principal element of NASA's Artemis Program, which includes human deep space exploration on future flights.
- On November 16, 2022, the first in a series of missions for Orion took place with the Artemis I mission.
- The Artemis II mission, with a crew of four, plans to take an Orion on a 10-day journey around the moon to human-rate the spacecraft and SLS.
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