“It is hard to have a better day than today,” said Orion program manager, Mark Geyer, after Orion's successful first flight earlier this month. “The upper stage put us right where we wanted to be and some of those pictures where you could see the frame of the window, you don’t feel like you’re watching like a satellite, you feel like an astronaut yourself.” This photo of the Delta IV booster just before separation was taken by Orion's onboard cameras. #NASA #progress #launch #DeltaIVHeavy #ImOnBoard #JourneyToMars #Orion #space #history nasa nasajohnson lockheedmartin ulalaunch exploredeepspace