First Ares I-X launch
OCT 28, 2015
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.031080
On this day in 2009 NASA launched the Ares I-X rocket, an experimental, one-stage version of the proposed Ares I launcher. Ares was part of NASA’s Constellation Program, which included the Orion spacecraft and was intended to serve as replacement for the Space Shuttle. Constellation was cancelled in 2010 following a report that concluded that more investment was needed to make Constellation a success. Orion, however, has survived. NASA is currently developing a new launch vehicle called the SLS (Space Launch System), which is expected to make its first flight in 2018.
Date in History: 28 October 2009
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