NASA's Ares I-X space launch a success from Kennedy Space Center | Breaking Tweets

NASA successfully launches Ares I-X

Posted by Gracie Casella on 10/28/09 • Categorized as Science

The Ares I-X has just launched, 11:30 a.m. ET October 28, for a test flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  This is NASA’s second attempt to launch the rocket after being delayed yesterday due to weather conditions.

Ares I-X is “NASA’s first flight test for the agency’s next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system”

According to the Ares I-X mission website, this test launch will demonstrate and collect key data on:

  • Roll and overall vehicle control
  • Staging/separation
  • Vehicle integration, assembly, and launch operations
  • Aerodynamic thermal, and vehicle loads
  • First Stage reentry dynamics for recovery

A live press conference and footage of the launch can be watched at NASA TV.

NASA-connected Twitter users are tweeting about the successful launch.

  1. Erika Vick
    egvick go go go go go go go go go go go go #Ares I-X!!!! 28 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck
  2. NASA_EDGE
    NASA_EDGE Way to go Ares!!!!! 28 Oct 2009 from web
  3. Jose Hernandez
    Astro_Jose Beautiful launch of Ares 1-X! Good separation! 28 Oct 2009 from txt
  4. Scott Kelly
    StationCDRKelly Looks like a successful launch! 28 Oct 2009 from UberTwitter
  5. NASA_Langley
    NASA_Langley Congratulations to the entire Ares I-X team! Great to see a new rocket in flight after 30 years. 28 Oct 2009 from web
  6. NASA_Langley
    NASA_Langley Our Center director sent out congratulations to Ares I-X team after launch of “today’s critical step in future of human U.S. spaceflight.” 28 Oct 2009 from web
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