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NASA envisions a human presence on Mars in 20 years. But how will we get there? The Orion spacecraft, an unmanned capsule, will launch on its maiden voyage as an important test for future missions.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new Orion spacecraft streaked toward orbit Friday on a high-stakes test flight meant to usher in a new era of human exploration leading ultimately to Mars. The u… ...

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NASA is preparing for the maiden launch this week of its new Orion spacecraft, which could help jump-start America's return to human exploration of space, including a journey to Mars.

— -- The Orion space capsule that could one day take astronauts to Mars will be put through the ultimate stress test when it launches for an unmanned test mission on Thursday. NASA will be ...

Orion will go through three phases and two separations. The first is 100 miles above Earth, when it separates from the Delta 4 heavy rocket and travels 17,000 miles an hour on the first lap around ...

Orion 'Mars ship': The most ambitious ... The Mars mission itself is not scheduled until 2030, at the earliest. In the meantime, space travel has mostly been a mixture of the mundane and the tragic.

Long Road to a Moon Base. It's easy to draw parallels with the Apollo program's 10-year plan for putting a man on the moon to the Orion project, which has been in planning and development since ...

NASA launched Orion, a "next-generation spacecraft" that could eventually bring man to Mars, at 7:05 a.m. EST Friday morning. Originally scheduled to take place Thursday morning, the launch was ...

Overall, Mars offers better prospects for ISL due to its water and sulfur resources, though adaptations would still be needed to address permeability, pressure, and temperature challenges. Mars. Mars ...

The first test flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft this week marks a critical step on humanity's journey to Mars, agency officials say. Orion is scheduled to blast off Thursday (Dec. 4) at 7:05 a.m ...