2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 2012 Event The first space-bound Orion spacecraft is unveiled in Cape Canaveral, FloridaFlorida by NASA and Lockheed Martin 1994 Death Arthur Krim, U.S. director (United Artists, Orion Pictures), dies 1991 Event Orion Pictures filed Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection 1880 Event Henry Draper takes that 1st photograph of Orion Nebula 1774 Event 1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)
