LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Sep 28 2009
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ares I-X
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(3:30 PM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Ares I-XDescription:
Ares I was the crew launch vehicle that was being developed by NASA as part of the Constellation program. Ares I-X was a design concept demonstrator, that had a dummy second stage and a partially functional first stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- The Ares I-X vehicle used in the test flight was similar in shape, mass, and size to the planned configuration of later Ares I vehicles, but had largely dissimilar internal hardware consisting of only one powered stage. Ares I vehicles were intended to launch Orion crew exploration vehicles. Along with the Ares V launch system and the Altair lunar lander, Ares I and Orion were part of NASA's Constellation Program, which was developing the spacecraft for U.S. human spaceflight after the Space Shuttle fleet was retired.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B