CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – – In high bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a worker examines the Ares I-X crew module simulator as it is lowered onto a stand. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I. The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 327-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – – In high bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a worker examines the Ares I-X crew module simulator as it is lowered onto a stand. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I. The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 327-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts.
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