Today Nasa completed a historic test of its Orion spacecraft system which aims to take humans to Mars in the next 15-20 years. The test was completed without any hitches and is considered a great success.

Article/pictures: http://www.nasa.gov/content/successf.../#.VIIFTMso7qA

Takeoff video: http://youtu.be/6Hn8qnsucwo

Splashdown video: http://youtu.be/tdmZAvwznOU