Orion spacecraft prior to first test flight. Orion spacecraft encased in the Launch Abort System (LAS) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, prio

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Orion spacecraft prior to first test flight. Orion spacecraft encased in the Launch Abort System (LAS) at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, prior to the first test flight in 2014. Developed by NASA, the test flight (Exploration Flight Test 1, EFT-1) took place on 5 December 2014. The first Orion crewed launches are scheduled for around 2023. The Orion spacecraft are intended for use in Earth orbit, and for human exploration of the Moon, the asteroids and of Mars. Photographed on 4 November 2014.

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Photo credit: © NASA, Jim Grossman/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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