#FlashbackFriday to dawn on December 5, 2014, when the Orion spacecraft soared into space for the first time atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy Lift rocket. This awesome black and white photograph shows an intense plume of smoke rising above the water at Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Is it possible to still have launch fever? It was two months and one day ago, also heading into a weekend, and we still have it! Credit: Jonathan Irish/ National Geographic #NASA #Orion #launchfever #blackandwhite #fbf #exploration #technology #engineering #space #journeytomars @nasa @nasakennedy @explorenasa @ulalaunch @lockheedmartin @nasajohnson @nasa_marshall @natgeo @natgeotravel