The Orion capsule, resembling the Apollo series command modules, with seats for up to six astronauts has been on public display, mounted on a trailer in front of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, in the USA, along with other previous generations of spacecraft.
Before the next U.S. astronauts go to the moon -- and maybe eventually to Mars -- NASA scientists want to make sure they can return safely. So NASA is testing how best to evacuate its crews from a capsule that has returned to Earth.
In April, it will take a mockup of the spaceship Orion to Florida to see how well it handles in the ocean.
On the way to the Kennedy Space Center, there was a stop at the National Mall in Washington for tourists and reporters to see the 18,000-pound, stainless-steel ship.
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Note: Source: CNN News
