ARES I-X PRONTO AL LANCIO!

la stampa ha scritto:A 30 anni dalla storica missione dell'Apollo il vettore Ares I-X è pronto per il primo lancio di prova dal Kennedy Space Center verso la Luna. In cima al razzo i tecnici della Nasa hanno piazzato una capsula, "Orion", che prenderà il posto degli space shuttle come mezzo di trasposrto degli astronauti americani nello spazio almeno per i prossimi 5 anni.
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A Spectacular Launch For Ares I-X
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:56:13 PM GMT+0100

NASA's Ares I-X flight test vehicle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B at 11:30 a.m. Despite ongoing problems with the weather, the determined launch team worked closely with weather personnel to find a break in the clouds, making today's flight possible. Data collected from Ares I-X will help with the development of future missions as well as the design and modeling of future vehicles.

This concludes our live coverage of the successful liftoff and suborbital mission of the Ares I-X flight test vehicle. NASA's Launch Blog would like to congratulate all those involved with today's mission, and we also thank our viewers who followed us through the countdown.

>From Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, this is NASA's Launch Blog, signing off.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/launch_blog.html

NASA ha scritto:Launch Team Aims for Second Try Tomorrow
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:44:41 GMT

The Ares I-X launch team is preparing for a 24-hour turnaround, targeting 8 a.m. on Wednesday as liftoff time for the Ares I-X flight test vehicle.

Tuesday's attempt was plagued by weather issues, even though the vehicle itself was ready to fly. After multiple attempts to reset to new launch times during the 4-hour window, the final scrub came when the weather did not improve as the end of the window neared. Tomorrow's weather improves somewhat, with a 40 percent "no-go."

Wednesday's attempt will have the same 4-hour window that ends at noon, and live coverage will also begin again at 5 a.m. EDT.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.html