Posts Tagged ‘Ares test flight’

Spectacular launch for Ares I-X on second try

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

After being delayed many times yesterday and finally scrubbing the launch, NASA today successfully launched the first test flight in their Ares I development program, the Ares I-X from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The 327 feet tall rocket, weighing 1.8 million pounds lifted off from Launch complex 39B at 11:30 AM EDT ( 1530 GMT ) after being delayed from its ...

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NASA Ares I-X launch is good to go

Monday, October 26th, 2009

NASA is all set for the first flight-test of the agency's next generation launch vehicle system , called  the Ares I-X. It is the first test flight of the Ares-I development program and is part of the Constellation Program, which has set exploration goals of NASA following the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2010. [caption id="attachment_4211" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Ares I-X ...

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