1 00:00:02,334 --> 00:00:07,473 >> I would like to introduce you to Orion. 2 00:00:07,473 --> 00:00:10,342 This is NASA's newest spacecraft. 3 00:00:10,342 --> 00:00:12,611 Unlike the Space Shuttle, which was designed 4 00:00:12,611 --> 00:00:15,815 for low Earth orbit, Orion is meant to take humans 5 00:00:15,815 --> 00:00:18,717 into deep space for long-duration missions 6 00:00:18,717 --> 00:00:21,287 into our solar system. 7 00:00:21,287 --> 00:00:23,589 To get off the Earth, Orion will launch 8 00:00:23,589 --> 00:00:27,193 on a massive rocket called the Space Launch System. 9 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:32,298 Will shoot Orion into space like, well, like an arrow. 10 00:00:32,298 --> 00:00:34,867 There are many possibilities for Orion. 11 00:00:34,867 --> 00:00:37,169 It can travel to an asteroid 12 00:00:37,169 --> 00:00:40,639 or even extend a human presence to Mars. 13 00:00:40,639 --> 00:00:44,443 It's an exciting new era for human space exploration 14 00:00:44,443 --> 00:00:47,146 with new powerful rockets, manned spaceships, 15 00:00:47,146 --> 00:00:48,714 and amazing discoveries to make. 16 00:00:48,714 --> 00:00:53,119 No matter who you are, you can find