NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test

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. How People Arrived Here: nasa ares rocket Separation

Motor Segments for Ares I-X Rocket Arrive At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

After a seven-day, 2,917-mile journey, a train carrying the four motor segments for the Ares I-X rocket arrived Thursday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The motor is the final hardware needed for the rocket’s upcoming test flight...

NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight

NASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station and send them on their way to the moon. The first test flight of the spacecraft, known as Ares I-X, is scheduled to launch...