News tagged with ares ix
NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2009 |
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NASA puts new Ares I-X rocket on launch pad for test flight
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2009 |
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NASA is 'go' for crucial rocket test
NASA is set to blast off a prototype rocket on Tuesday that carries hopes of returning humans to the Moon, and for the first time to Mars, despite deep uncertainty about the program's future.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2009 |
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2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight
(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2009 |
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NASA puzzled why parachutes failed in rocket test
(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2009 |
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NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight
(AP) -- NASA says the booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Pieces Coming Together for First Test Launch of NASA's New Spacecraft
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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NASA tries 2nd time to launch experimental rocket
(AP) -- Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Test in Development of NASA's New Crew Rocket is Successful
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, took another step forward Thursday as Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, successfully tested a critical piece. ATK ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2009 |
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NASA Completes Assembly of Ares I-X Test Rocket
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time in more than a quarter-century a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA's Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building. The Ares I-X rocket, its simulated crew module ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight
(AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2009 |
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