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LIVE: Orion 'Mars ship' launch
A rocket has launched from Florida carrying an unmanned version of the US space agency's new crew capsule - Orion.
The ship is designed eventually to take humans beyond the space station, to destinations such as the Moon and Mars.
Orion's brief flight today will be used to test critical technologies, like its heat shield and parachutes.
The Delta IV-Heavy rocket roared off the pad at Cape Canaveral at 07:05 local time (12:05 GMT).
It will throw the conical ship to 6,000km above the planet, to set up a fast re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
This will generate temperatures in the region of 2,000C, allowing engineers to check that Orion's thermal protection systems meet their specifications.
The mission teams will also get to watch how the parachutes deploy as they gently lower the capsule into Pacific waters off the coast of Mexico's Baja Peninsula.
That splashdown is expected to occur at about 11:30 EST (16:30 GMT).
Nasa has a drone in the area hoping to relay video of the final moments of descent.
US Navy divers in speedboats will move in capture Orion when it hits the water. The floating ship will then be towed into the well deck of a support vessel.
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