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In late October, NASA's new rocket prototype, the ARES I-X, blasted off from the renewed Launch Pad 39B, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. Aimed at testing the engines that would go on the ARES I delivery system, the flight was mainly a success, apart from a parachute glitch at the end, which saw t... |
7 December 2009
05:12 GMT |
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A little more than one month ago, NASA finally managed to launch its newest rocket prototype, the ARES I-X. The delivery system is to be the backbone of Project Constellation, the space agency's new approach to space exploration, which is scheduled to start running in 2015-2016. Everything went smoothly with the... |
4 December 2009
02:17 GMT |
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The divers that were sent out to prepare the spent first stage of NASA's new ARES I-X test rocket for extraction from the Atlantic Ocean revealed that the base of the massive rocket had a huge dent in it. At this point, experts at the space agency haven't got a clue as to what may have caused the damage. Th... |
30 October 2009
02:59 GMT |
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Though some experts argued yesterday that the new suborbital test flight for the American space agency's ARES I-X rocket was not a complete success, the reality couldn't be farther from the truth, NASA says in a press release on its official website. According to the notice, the two-minute powered flight we... |
29 October 2009
04:32 GMT |
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After yesterday's weather around the Kennedy Space Center did not allow for the prototype ARES I-X rocket to lift off, mission managers finally got a break in the weather today. Originally planned for 8 am EDT (1200GMT), the first launch of a new NASA rocket in more than 25 years took place at 1130 EDT (1530GMT)... |
28 October 2009
12:06 GMT |
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Originally, the launch date for NASA's new prototype rocket was set for yesterday, October 27. Everything went according to plan, and the craft was rolled out to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with time to spare. An 8 am EDT (1200 GMT) launch time was targeted, but the built-in safety delay was... |
28 October 2009
05:19 GMT |
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Mission managers at the American space agency have just announced that they scrubbed the ARES I-X launch attempt that was scheduled for earlier today, on account of cloudy weather and powerful winds around the rocket. There were numerous attempts as the team tried to set the countdown clock rolling again, but there w... |
27 October 2009
11:39 GMT |
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For the first time in the history of the American space agency, the Kennedy Space Center has two completely different rockets poised for take-off at their respective launch pads. Both of the designs already carry, or will carry in the near future, astronauts to the low-Earth orbit, or other destinations closer to hom... |
27 October 2009
03:06 GMT |
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According to a statement released by NASA officials yesterday, the new prototype ARES I-X rocket may not fly on Tuesday after all, if the weather over the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, does not clear up. After a number of delays and aborted test flights, the spacecraft, the first new delivery syst... |
26 October 2009
02:52 GMT |
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With the prototype ARES I-X rocket poised to launch next week, NASA is entering a crucial step in its test phase of the new ARES I delivery system, which is scheduled to lift the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle – the shuttle replacement – into the low-Earth orbit in 2015. A successful test on October 27 wo... |
24 October 2009
02:41 GMT |
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For the first time in more than 27 years, NASA has opened the doors of its Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to let through a new class of rockets, the precursors of the ARES I delivery system. The ARES I-X prototype booster stands 327 feet (100 meters) tall, and... |
20 October 2009
10:53 GMT |
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According to officials at the American space agency NASA, the launch data for ISS flight STS-129 by space shuttle Atlantis was moved back four days, to November 16. The decision was made so that engineers working with the ARES I-X rocket would have more time to prepare the new delivery system for its maiden flight, s... |
20 October 2009
04:29 GMT |
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In spite of announcing earlier that the new ARES I-X prototype rocket would be rolled to its launch pad a few days earlier than first planned, NASA steps out again to inform people that the rollout will be delayed by at least a day. The reschedule is due to a fault in the prototype's steering system, and, appare... |
16 October 2009
16:01 GMT |
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The American space agency NASA decided to perform some last-minute adjustments to the schedule of space shuttle Atlantis, which is due to fly the STS-129 (assembly flight ULF3) to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch has been set for November 12, although the actual take-off is still uncertain. There are... |
12 October 2009
06:45 GMT |
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According to experts at the American space agency, the test flight of ARES I-X, the prototype of NASA's new Moon rocket, has been targeted for October 27, a full four days earlier than the original date, of October 31st. Officials made the announcement on Tuesday, and said that the demonstration booster for the ... |
23 September 2009
03:02 GMT |
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The American space agency NASA is proud to inform that it has successfully finished building the first fully functional rocket of its new ARES I series, known as ARES I-X. The spacecraft is part of the agency's Project Constellation, and is designed to become a replacement for the aging space shuttles, which are... |
15 August 2009
02:19 GMT |
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The American space agency NASA has recently released a few pictures of the amazing new rocket that it is preparing for a first test flight later this year. The images reveal that astounding ARES I-X delivery system taking shape in the Vehicle Assembly Building, at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.... |
4 August 2009
09:50 GMT |
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The American space agency will complete this week two historic milestones in its strife to have the ARES I-X test vehicle ready to launch by later this summer. With the preparations at Launch Pad 39B now underway, after the facility was transferred from the shuttle program to Project Constellation, NASA is working ha... |
12 June 2009
03:54 GMT |
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The Constellation Project is one meant to thoroughly redefine the way in which NASA looks at manned space travel in the solar system. The new class of vehicles will include two types of ARES delivery systems, namely the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, as well as the Altair lunar lander. Still, the goal of seeing thes... |
16 April 2009
01:55 GMT |
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Alliant Techsystems (ATK) successfully tested on Thursday the forward skirt extension separation test, which is crucial for NASA's ARES I-X mission, scheduled to take place sometime this year. The company has announced that its full-size test, which took place in Promontory, Utah, has been completely successful,... |
2 February 2009
07:59 GMT |
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On July 11th, NASA is scheduled to conduct a test flight of the ARES I-X prototype, designed to ensure that the construction is feasible, and that the delivery system can indeed carry people and hardware safely to orbit, and then to the Moon or Mars. For this very purpose, a mock-up of the future Orion Crew Transport... |
30 January 2009
04:53 GMT |
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