indication that this has been a successful flight. they were able to test successfully the launch board system, which is a special part of orion that would basically at some point when we get humans on board would be able to take the astronauts away from the rockets if there s any sort of problem during a launch, after liftoff. they also tested orion as it was going through van allen belt, which are this area of extreme radiation that typically interferes with computers. then as you mentioned that heat she would that is so critical. think about it. when it s coming back into the earth s atmosphere, orion is facing temperatures of about 4,000 degrees farren height. so this heat shield is essential in protecting the capsule and the people who could one day be inside. fahrenheit. but every indication seems to be this has been a success, michaela. it s been important because, again, they re going the goal of there flight, its first trip
it will travel some 3600 miles. it s expected to orbit the earth twice going through the van allen belt, an area of extreme radiation. if all goes well, orion will parachute into the pacific ocean will it will be recovered and loaded oen to a navy ship. so once this test flight is completed, nasa will be taking a look at what worked and what didn t work. and then they ll make the necessary tweaks before orion s next test flight which is still a few years away. we are following breaking news as protesters march through new york city demanding justice for an unarmed man who did in a police chokehold. plus, mayor de blasio is weighing in on the controversy. not only as mayor of new york city, but as the father of a black teen. you re going to want to hear what he had to say after this break. [car revving]