LIVE COVERAGE: The experimental test launch of Ares 1-X

    NEWSALERT: Monday, October 26, 2009 @ 1712 GMT
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MISSION STATUS CENTER IS THE PLACE TO VISIT
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Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center's modified pad 39B is targeted for
Tuesday at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT). You can follow the countdown will
play-by-play updates throughout the night in our Mission Status Center,
plus the page will host our live launch broadcast anchored by Miles
O'Brien beginning at 6 a.m. EDT.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/status.html

COUNTDOWN TIMELINE:
http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091022countdowntimeline.html

LAUNCH TIMELINE:
http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091022launchtimeline.html


ARES 1-X LAUNCH POISED TO BE ENGINEER'S DELIGHT
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NASA has meticulously tailored Tuesday's Ares 1-X test launch as a
learning exercise, using more than 700 high-fidelity sensors to collect
gargantuan amounts of data during the booster's six-minute flight.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091026preview/


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RISK AND INGENUITY CROSS PATHS ON ARES 1-X TEST FLIGHT
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NASA plans to launch a one-of-a-kind suborbital test flight to validate
the aerodynamic design of the agency's embattled Ares 1 rocket, a
crew-carrying booster under development to replace the space shuttle.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091025risk/


VIDEO ARCHIVE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php?k=ares%201-x&s=date

HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/ares1x/


STATIC ELECTRICITY RULE THREATENS ON-TIME LIFTOFF
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A new constraint in the Launch Commit Criteria to prevent the buildup of
static electricity on the Ares 1-X flight test vehicle as it accelerates
away from Kennedy Space Center has reduced chances for favorable launch
weather to 40 percent for the rocket's debut planned Oct. 27.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ares1x/091025weather/

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