KSC-2009-4802
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building, the 327-foot tall Ares I-X rocket is stacked on the mobile launcher platform in High Bay 3. Sunlight from the open panels of the doorway bounce off the side. Mission, program and NASA decals are lined up on the stack below the U.S. flag. Five super stacks make up the upper stage that are integrated with the four-segment solid rocket booster first stage below. Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is part of the Constellation Program to return men to the moon and beyond. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 31. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller
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KSC-2009-4802
Date Created
August 20, 2009
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KSC
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Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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