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Ares I-X was the first-stage prototype and design concept demonstrator of Ares I, a launch system for human spaceflight developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Ares I-X was successfully launched on October 28, 2009. [1] [2] The project cost was $445 million. [3] It was the final launch from LC-39B until Artemis 1 ...
Ares I-X launches from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39B on October 28, 2009. The Ares I igniter was an advanced version of the flight-proven igniter used on the Space Shuttle's solid rocket boosters.
Artist's rendition of the docking of Orion to the ISS Ares I-X launches from LC-39B, 15:30 UTC, October 28, 2009.. The Constellation Program was NASA's planned future human spaceflight program between 2005 and 2009, which aimed to develop a new crewed spacecraft and a pair of launchers (Ares I and Ares V) to continue servicing the International Space Station and return to the Moon.
The mission would utilize the hardware of the Constellation Project, primarily the Orion spacecraft (or a variation based on the Orion), and the Ares V cargo-launch vehicle. [34] A design study utilizing Constellation launch vehicles, known as Design Reference Architecture 5.0, was completed in 2009. In DRA 5.0, a Mars mission would have ...
The launch of Ares I-X. Although not a spaceflight in its own right, the Ares I-X test flight was conducted on 28 October, with the rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center at 15:30 GMT. The flight was successful and reached an altitude of around 46 kilometres (29 mi), within the upper atmosphere.
Shuttle program ended 12 years ago. But now the world's busiest spaceport is rewriting another record for 2023: The number of orbital rocket launches.
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(Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the matter said. The tender offer ...