Orion returns to Earth after a succesful flight

Orion's main parachutes begin to unfurl as it returns to Earth during Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014.

Orion's main parachutes begin to unfurl as it returns to Earth during Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) on Dec. 5, 2014. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Photographer JAMES BLAIR