NASA’s spaceship Orion was set to launch this morning, ready to go on an adventure and test their newest space technology to see if it ready to send humans to Mars. Orion is different from the other type of spacecrafts that NASA has launched into space. According to USAToday.com, Orion was made to send people farther into space than they have before. The heat shield is also modified from the other ones so it can successfully land back into the Earth’s atmosphere. This heat shield is  the first and largest of the heat shields on this spacecraft.

The Orion launch is an unmanned launch to test if it would be possible for people to safely and securely go to Mars and travel back. The launch has been delayed a few times due to a boat getting in the launch zone and some technical difficulties. Throughout the live launch, the astronauts launching Orion were preparing for the launch and trying to fix the problems with the ship.

According to NASA’s website, Orion’s course from Cape Canaveral, Florida would’ve been a two-orbit course and lasted four hours to test important systems critical for safety. It would’ve also tested if it could be possible for humans to go into deep space, for example going to Mars or an asteroid.

Due to technical difficulties, NASA has scratched the launch for today and will continue with the launch tomorrow. The mission people suggested that the launch be scrubbed so the electrical crew could check out what was wrong with the ship. According to NASA, the launch will pick up tomorrow at 7:05 EST, with the opening of a two-hour and 39 minute window, like it was originally today.