“And liftoff at dawn. The dawn of Orion and a new era of space exploration,” NASA launch commentator Mike Curie said. NASA marked a critical step on the Journey to Mars with its Orion spacecraft during a roaring liftoff into the dawn sky over eastern Florida on Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket. #Orion #launchphotos #DeltaIVHeavy #JourneyToMars #NASA nasa lockheedmartin ulalaunch nasajohnson