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Ares 1-X Test Flight
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
15:30:00
Wednesday October 28, 2009
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First and only launch of the Constellation Program.
Ares 1-X Test Launch
Ares 1-X was developed to test the aerodynamics and launch of the Ares 1. It was a 4 segment shuttle solid rocket booster with a dummy 5th segment. Additionally, the 2nd stage and capsule were both mass simulators. Damage occurred to LC-39B's fixed and rotating service structures.
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Ares 1
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