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Orion Passes First Test With Flying Colors
![This photo provided by NASA-TV, shows the view from the Orion spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket as it climbs to orbit during the first test flight, Friday Dec. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/150DB38E-B293-4311-9011-4DAF38A622E0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This photo provided by NASA-TV, shows the view from the Orion spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket as it climbs to orbit during the first test flight, Friday Dec. 5, 2014.
![In this frame grab from NASA-TV, the Orion spacecraft descends before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/CB19152C-754D-472E-92AE-FAA5167B8E7C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this frame grab from NASA-TV, the Orion spacecraft descends before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.
![NASA astronauts, from left, Rex Walheim, Jack Fischer and Cady Coleman, cheer as they watch the landing of the Orion test flight on a television at the Press Site at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8965495C-9C1D-452A-97AA-7CF404CA9C1B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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NASA astronauts, from left, Rex Walheim, Jack Fischer and Cady Coleman, cheer as they watch the landing of the Orion test flight on a television at the Press Site at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.
![In this frame grab from NASA-TV, the Orion capsule floats after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/11E3A0CE-4339-4624-86D6-6FE4E69953D6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this frame grab from NASA-TV, the Orion capsule floats after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.