The Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion space capsule lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 5, 2014. (Steve Nesius / Reuters)
The Orion spacecraft floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown on December 5, 2014. (NASA / Reuters)
A Delta IV heavy rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches December 5, 2014 from Cape Canaveral. (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
The Delta IV heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on December 5, 2014. (Mike Brown / Reuters)
The Delta IV heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on December 5, 2014. (Scott Audette / Reuters)
A Delta IV heavy rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on December 5, 2014 at complex 37B at Cape Canaveral. (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel)
Orion and the Delta IV heavy rocket sit ready for launch at Cape Canveral, Florida on December 4, 2014. (NASA / Handout)
NASA scrubbed the launch of a Delta IV heavy rocket on December 4, 2014 at Cape Canaveral, rescheduling it for the next morning. (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
The launch of NASA’s deep-space Orion capsule on a test flight around Earth was delayed on December 4, 2014 after a last-minute technical problem with its rocket. (NASA / Handout)
