NASA'S NEW SPACECRAFT ARES AND ORION
Ares I-X Ready, Weather Remains Unfavorable
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:25:09 AM MDT
At this morning's Ares I-X Launch Status Briefing, Launch Test Director Jeff Spaulding said the flight test vehicle is ready for Tuesday morning liftoff [Oct 27]... Launch countdown preparations in Firing Room 1 are scheduled for Monday, and the launch teams "call to stations" will come at 12:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.
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A "Go Ares I-X!" banner on the perimeter fence of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida reflects the excitement building in Kennedy's work force in anticipation of the flight test of the towering 327-foot-tall rocket.