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NASA's Ares I-X Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad in Florida.

Publication: Defense & Aerospace Week
Publication Date: 04-NOV-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X flight test vehicle arrived at the pad atop of a giant crawler-transporter at approximately 7:45 a.m. EDT Tuesday.

The crawler-transporter left Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 1:39 a.m., traveling less than 1 mph during the 4.2-mile journey. The rocket was secured on the launch pad at 9:17 a.m.

The vehicle is scheduled to launch...

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