WATCH LIVE: NASA Tests New Orion Spacecraft

NASA's Orion spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket, sits on the launch pad before its first scheduled unmanned orbital test flight from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Thursday, Dec. 4... NASA's Orion spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Delta 4-Heavy rocket, sits on the launch pad before its first scheduled unmanned orbital test flight from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) MORE LESS
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NASA launched Orion, the agency’s newest spacecraft that could eventually take humans to Mars, for a test flight around the Earth on Friday morning.

Watch live coverage below.

If you want to watch from the beginning, check out video of the launch below.

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