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.
Deep-space capsule Orion is "getting ready" to return to Earth after its journey 3,600 miles above the planet, Nasa has said.
The spacecraft is conducting a test flight in a long-term push towards sending humans to Mars in the mid-2030s.
The unmanned capsule has embarked on the four hour and 24 minutes flight to try out the capsule's main systems, including its heat shield, computer deck and parachutes, in space.
It is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean, to be picked up by the US Navy, after re-entering the atmosphere at a speed close to 20,000mph .
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