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Building an Original
A small, dedicated team showcases NASA's entrepreneurial spirit with the assembly and rollout of the Ares I-X rocket.
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History in Slow Motion
Apollo-era crawler transports third-generation space vehicle to the launch pad.
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Discs, Flags Commemorate I-X Flight
The Ares I-X will carry homemade videos to mark flight test.
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Ares Ullage Motor Testing
NASA successfully completes the first round of development testing for the Ares ullage settling motor.
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NASA Tests Limits for Ares I Main Parachute
NASA and industry engineers conducted a design limit load test of the Ares I rocket's main parachute Oct. 8.
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Firing Room 1: Adding One More "First"
As the Ares I-X launch team assembles, a new era will begin.
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Ares DM-1 Motor Test: Success!
NASA and ATK have successfully tested the DM-1 Ares first stage motor in Utah.
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NASA and ATK Media Telecon after Ares I Solid Rocket Motor Test
Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
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NASA and ATK Set New Date for Full-Scale Ares I Motor Test
NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the new first-stage solid rocket motor for the Ares I rocket at 1 p.m. MDT, on Thursday, Aug. 27
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NASA and ATK To Conduct Full-Scale Motor Test For Ares I Rocket
NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the new first-stage solid rocket motor for the Ares I rocket at 1 p.m. MDT, on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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Ares I First Stage Motor to be Tested August 25
NASA and ATK unveil the completed Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster in Promontory, Utah.
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NASA Stirs Up the First Development Dome Welds for Ares I Upper Stage
The Ares Projects team has completed welding on a critical liquid hydrogen tank dome for the upper stage of the Ares I.
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NASA's Shuttle Program Hands Over Launch Pad to Constellation
The May 31 transfer of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program is the next step in preparing the first flight test of the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch system.
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Ares I-X to be Tested for Stability Before Launch
The first flight test of NASA's new rocket configuration to carry astronauts into space will take place later this year.
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First Ares I Rocket Cluster Parachute Test
A successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers.
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Testing World's Largest Rocket Parachutes
NASA plans testing for three massive main parachutes for Ares I.
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Rock-n-Roll Launch Pad
The Ares I-X vehicle uses only four bolts to stay steady on its slow roll out to the launch pad.
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Ares I Five Segment Development Motor on the Move
NASA moved the first segment of the Ares I development motor from ATK's facility to the nearby test stand.
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Ares I First Stage Igniter Tested
NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.
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NASA Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket
NASA and industry engineers complete the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket.