In Episode 1 of "Because Science!", we go to Florida to watch the launch of NASA's new human spacecraft, Orion. In this episode, we talk about what Orion is and what it took to launch it on December 5, 2014. Video, news, etc. from NASA is at http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.html Learn about this flight at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyZqSWWKmHQ#t=22