NASA's Orion Spacecraft is scheduled to head up to space toward the end of the year
The spacecraft will ascend up to the massive unknown territory in December television station WFTV reported.
"We're excited about this mission. We talk about the stepping stones to getting to Mars and for us this EFT mission is so important to us," Robert Lightfoot, Associate Administrator at NASA told television station WFTV.
The trip was originally scheduled for earlier in 2014, but Air Force flights took charge therefore moving Orion's travels to the last month of the year, however astronauts are still anticipating the craft to head up in September, the month NASA first projected.
NASA is using the flight to help their astronauts find out more about space WFTV reported.
The spacecraft is expected to go 3,600 and travel around the earth two times when it reaches Planet Earth's atmosphere at a rate of 20,000 miles an hour, and creating temperatures up to 4,000 degrees Farenheit until diving into the pacific ocean WFTV reported
"There's a lot of thrust needed to support this very important mission," Tony Taliancich of the United Launch Alliance told WFTV.
"It's going to be complete on time. These guys are working seven days a week. That vehicle is going to roll out of there a complete spacecraft," Bob Cabana of the Kennedy Space Center told WFTV. "Crews are going to fly in this capsule in 2017. It's just an exciting time for us at the agency," Cabana told WFTV.
According to NASA's website, Orion is a multi-purpose crew vehicle that can aid the administration in playing a reserve role for the International Space Station regarding the transportation of astronauts, and equipment needed for the station. It is also useful for going farther than normal distances over the earth.
