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Article: NASA's Ares I-X Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad in Florida.
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- Defense & Aerospace Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop of a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday.
The crawler-transporter left Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 1:39 a.m., traveling less than 1 mph during the 4.2-mile journey. The rocket was secured on the launch pad at 9:17 a.m.
The vehicle is scheduled to launch at 8 a.m. on Oct. 27. This test flight of the Ares I-X rocket will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, models, facilities and ground operations ...
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Article: NASA Successfully Launches Ares I-X Test Flight.
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October 28, 2009 ;
700+ words
... ... new space vehicle, Ares I-X, was launched ... Program Manager for United Space Alliance (USA). "Integration ... processing in concert with Ares I-X processing has ... efficient system." "Ares I-X has been a wonderful ... capabilities. About United Space Alliance: United Space ...
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