Deep-space capsule Orion has brought man one step closer to landing on Mars after Nasa dubbed its test mission the "most perfect flight you can imagine".
The unmanned spacecraft completed its four hour test flight 3,600 miles above the planet before landing in the Pacific Ocean.
When astronauts eventually take on the mission for real it could take up to three years to complete a round-trip.
Nasa has enjoyed a faultless launch of its new deep-space capsule Orion after several false starts on the original launch date yesterday.
Weather had threatened to disrupt the launch of the four-and-a-half hour test flight for a second day before all systems were declared "go".
Watch the lift-off moment:
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