NASA will have to wait at least one more day to see how its new Orion spacecraft flies. The unmanned Orion spacecraft is seen at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (Credit:
Live coverage of the countdown and flight of a Delta 4-Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Orion space capsule on its first test flight in Earth orbit. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page.
NASA is preparing to step back into the business of making history with the first launch of its new Orion spacecraft, which will embark on its first test flight Thursday morning to gather data critical to preparing the craft to carry
Reporter: FIRST IT WAS A BOAT THAT HAD STRAYED INTO AN AREA CLOSED IN THE ATLANTIC FOR ORION'S LAUNCH, AND THEN THEY HAD WINDS STRONGER THAN THE ALLOWED 24 MILES AN HOUR. THEN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH A
The Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft sits on the launch pad awaiting liftoff in the sunrise at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 4, 2014. REUTERS/Steve Nesius