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Constellation

If you want to make a positive impression and voice your support of the Orion and Constellation programs, you can do so through the independent Go Boldly initiative.

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Ares I-X: First Test Flight Video

by Terry on October 28, 2009

Ares I-X test flightNASA’s Constellation Program took a giant step forward today with the successful launch of the Ares I-X rocket. This was the first flight test of the new vehicle that is designed to carry humans to the Moon and on to Mars.

The rocket launched from Pad 39B and rose to nearly 22 nautical miles in altitude under powered flight. After engine cutoff, the capsule containing test instrumentation and telemetry gear separated from the booster rocket. Both elements splashed down about six minutes after launch, the booster splashing into the Atlantic Ocean about 150 miles downrange of the launch site.

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