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NASA’s first Orion capsule to fly in space returned to Earth Friday (Dec. 5) 4 hours and 24 minutes after it launched on Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Described as “flawless,” the two-orbit mission returned stunning views of the Earth as the uncrewed Orion climbed to 3,604 miles high and as it reentered the atmosphere in a test of its heat shield. A remotely-piloted drone filmed the capsule’s descent and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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