Orion Spacecraft Undergoes Test Flight

At 7:05 this morning, NASA launched a Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying an unmanned Orion crew vehicle into earth orbit.  The Orion is intended to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond.  Here's NASA's video:

As reported by USA Today, the launch was originally intended for yesterday, but was scrubbed.  Read about today's successful launch at Yahoo News, NPR, The Guardian and Fox News.

Here's an interesting tidbit.  According to Computerworld, the Orion's computer is about as smart as your smartphone.