The Ares I-X flight test is the first development flight of the Ares I crew launch vehicle. This mission, first conceived in 2006, will be launching later in 2009. Its primary mission objectives will be to demonstrate flight and roll control of a dynamically similar vehicle, perform a separation event and measure its shock effects, stack and recover a first stage booster, and demonstrate ground operations. All of the primary flight test vehicle s hardware is at Kennedy Space Center, and is being stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building for a liftoff at Launch Complex 39B. Mission hardware specific to Ares I-X also is being installed at Launch Complex 39, which has been supporting Space Shuttle operations. This presentation will provide a status and preview of the upcoming mission.
Ares I-X Overview
AIAA Space 2009 Conference and Exhibition ; 2009 ; Pasadena, CA, United States
2009-09-14
Conference paper
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English
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