NASA's Ares rocket set for test flight
2009-10-27 01:43:32 GMT2009-10-27 09:43:32 (Beijing Time)
Xinhua English
The Ares I-X test rocket sits on launch pad 39B during sunset at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 26, 2009. The first-ever launch of the vehicle on a suborbital flight is scheduled for October 27.(Reuters Photo)
The Ares I-X test rocket sits on launch pad 39B during sunset at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 26, 2009. The first-ever launch of the vehicle on a suborbital flight is scheduled for October 27. (Reuters Photo)
The Ares I-X test rocket (rear) sits on launch pad 39B during sunset at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 26, 2009. The first-ever launch of the vehicle on a suborbital flight is scheduled for October 27. The $445 million test flight is expected to last six minutes and is designed to validate the design of the rocket which is under development to replace the space shuttle for manned missions.(Reuters Photo)
The Ares I-X test rocket sits on launch pad 39B during sunset at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 26, 2009. The first-ever launch of the vehicle on a suborbital flight is scheduled for October 27. (Reuters Photo)
The Ares I-X test rocket sits on launch pad 39B during sunset at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 26, 2009. The first-ever launch of the vehicle on a suborbital flight is scheduled for October 27.
