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Page last updated at 09:34 GMT, Monday, 17 August 2009 10:34 UK
NASA assembles Ares test rocket
The US space agency has completed the assembly of its Ares I-X rocket ahead of a test flight scheduled for October.
The Ares I rocket is a key component of Nasa's next-generation space transportation system.
The agency will use Ares I to launch the Orion capsule - the spacecraft to be used for human space missions after the space shuttle retires.
The unmanned test version of the rocket is standing in the vehicle assembly building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center.
The final segments of the Ares I-X rocket, including the simulated crew module and launch abort system, were stacked together on 13 August on a mobile launcher platform at the VAB in Florida.
Nasa has released images, providing the first look at the 99m (327ft) launch vehicle.
The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for 31 October.
Nasa is scheduled to retire the space shuttle in 2010; the completed Ares-Orion system is not due to fly until 2015 at the earliest.
Page last updated at 09:34 GMT, Monday, 17 August 2009 10:34 UK
NASA assembles Ares test rocket
The US space agency has completed the assembly of its Ares I-X rocket ahead of a test flight scheduled for October.
The Ares I rocket is a key component of Nasa's next-generation space transportation system.
The agency will use Ares I to launch the Orion capsule - the spacecraft to be used for human space missions after the space shuttle retires.
The unmanned test version of the rocket is standing in the vehicle assembly building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center.
The final segments of the Ares I-X rocket, including the simulated crew module and launch abort system, were stacked together on 13 August on a mobile launcher platform at the VAB in Florida.
Nasa has released images, providing the first look at the 99m (327ft) launch vehicle.
The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for 31 October.
Nasa is scheduled to retire the space shuttle in 2010; the completed Ares-Orion system is not due to fly until 2015 at the earliest.
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Re: Nasa assembles Ares test rocket
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 10:36 AMoff topic?
This Ares I-X is to test the first stage avionics and different thrusters for maneuvers, such as roll, seperate from second stage, and spin after separation. -
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Re: Nasa assembles Ares test rocket
Mon, August 17, 2009 - 2:45 PMI am sure it is not off topic. As long as it is about space, it is not off topic.
There is nothing really to moderate. The way things are in this tribe is perfect. I am sure everyone would concur.
It's just nice to see an alive and participating moderator, rather than a dead light, and an old pic.
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