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Up, Up, and Away!
NASA Ares I-X mission managers watch as NASA's Ares I-X rocket launches from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The flight test will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.
Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
October 28, 2009