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 called the test mission to send spacecraft Orion to Mars "the most perfect flight you can imagine".
It kicked open the door to a new era of deep-space exploration in a mission which will one day be completed by man.
Mars is 34 million miles away and a round-trip could take at least three years.
ITV's Science Correspondent Alok Jha has this report:
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