5.3K views · 63 reactions | NASA had a successful test launch Tuesday, bringing the agency closer to putting astronauts on the moon by 2024. NASA launched the Orion test capsule from Florida to determine if an abort system could release the crew module from the rocket in case of an emergency during launch. | WINK News | Facebook

Fired up! Did you miss today's booster test for our Space Launch System, the world’s most powerful rocket? Watch it now! During the SLS flight the boosters will provide more than 75 percent of the thrust needed to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth, the first step on our journey to Mars. More: http://www.nasa.gov/sls | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration