Ares I-X at the Launch Pad

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls, Posted on: Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 06:39 CDT Download full size image

NASA's Ares I-X rocket is seen on Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The flight test of Ares I-X, scheduled for today, Oct. 27, 2009, will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.

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