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Ares I-X Secured At Launch Pad

During the next week, technicians at the pad will perform electrical and mechanical checks on the vehicle to make sure it is ready for its flight test. The team will be testing hydraulic power systems, unit hot fire systems, steering and internal power systems among others.
by Staff Writers
 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Oct 21, 2009
 The Ares I-X now is secured on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test rocket, sitting on a mobile launcher platform, was "hard down" on the pad's pedestals at 9:17 a.m. EDT. The rotating service structure is expected to be rolled into place at about 12:30 p.m.

Ground teams began rolling out Ares I-X and its launch platform aboard a crawler-transporter from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building at 1:39 a.m. It arrived at the pad about 7:45 a.m.

Managers will meet at Kennedy on Friday for a Flight Test Readiness Review to thoroughly discuss whether the flight test is ready to proceed and set an official launch date. Currently, Ares I-X is targeted to launch Oct. 27 at 8 a.m.

Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X

Targeted Launch Date: Oct. 27

Launch Window: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT

Launch Pad: 39B

Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

NASA's first flight test for the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals. The flight test will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.

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