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Ares I-X completed a successful flight test
Rome, Italy - After the postponements due to bad weather and by a series of unforeseen events
"NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off Oct. 28, 2009, at 11:30 a.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight. The flight test lasted about six minutes from its launch from the newly modified Launch Complex 39B until splashdown of the rocket's booster stage nearly 150 miles downrange. The 327-foot-tall Ares I-X test vehicle produced 2.6 million pounds of thrust to...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency