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Ares I-X Launch Photo

Did you make and launch a solid fuel rocket the other day? Here's the real deal in action. This the launch of the Ares I-X for its test flight on October 28, 2009. This photo was taken from the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the largest one story building in the world at 525 feet tall. ...

Watch NASA’s Second Attempt to Launch Ares I-X Rocket Live

Yesterday, NASA was supposed to launch their $445 million rocket prototype, Ares I-X, but the launch was delayed due to bad weather conditions. Today, NASA is poised for a second attempt, with the launch window being 8 a.m. to noon EDT. Just like yesterday, the weather isn’t cooperating, but the l ...

Watch NASA’s Second Attempt to Launch Ares I-X Rocket Live

Yesterday, NASA was supposed to launch their $445 million rocket prototype, Ares I-X, but the launch was delayed due to bad weather conditions.

Today, NASA is poised for a second attempt, with the launch window being 8 a.m. to noon EDT. Just like yesterday, the weather isn’t cooperating, but the ...

No-Go For Launch Of NASA's New Ares I-X Rocket

NASA's newest rocket is stuck on the launch pad because of clouds and high wind. Launch

controllers tried repeatedly Tuesday to get the Ares I-X rocket flying.

They got to within two-and-a-half minutes of launching the rocket, but

the weather interfered. Minor problems stalled the countdown earlier ...

Ares I-X Sits On Launch Pad, Not-Yet-Go For Flight [Spacelopnik]

This is NASA's Ares I-X rocket — the unmanned version of the Ares V, which, at 327 ft high, will be the tallest rocket ever — on Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral's Kennedy Space Center awaiting a delayed liftoff. The flight test of Ares I-X, scheduled for sometime before noon today, will provide ...

Watch the Ares I-X Launch Live [Updating live] [Space]

All systems are go at Cape Canaveral. The new Arex I-X—largest NASA's rocket since Saturn V—is now ready to launch at Launch Pad 39B. Countdown is on. [Updating live] After a slight delay this morning, countdown resumed on T-4 minutes at 9:46am Eastern Time. There's a cloud formation flying ove ...

NASA's Ares I-X Launch Rescheduled for Wednesday

NASA mission managers canceled Tuesday's scheduled launch of the Ares I-X flight test because of weather concerns at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...