HTTP:: Weather May Delay ARES I X Launch
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According to a statement released by NASA officials yesterday, the new prototype ARES I-X rocket may not fly on Tuesday after all, if the weather over the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, does not clear up. After a number of delays and aborted test flights, the spacecraft, the first new delivery system that the American space agency created in over 25 years, was rolled out to its Launch Pad 39B on October 20. Having troubleshooted the last glitches on the way there, engineers and mission planners are hopeful that they will be able to launch the suborbital test flight on time. The goal of the flight is to assess the integrity and functionality of the first stage motor, and also to determine if the separation system between the first and second stages is working properly. A number of ground-based systems will also be tested, as well as the operations associated with them. The craft, which is a precursor of the ARES I rocket â€" that will fly the Orion Crew E!
xploration Vehicle to low-Earth orbit â€", is also outfitted with a bogus second stage and payloads, so that the test mimics the actual launch conditions for ARES I as faithfully as possible, Space reports. “Our weather on Tuesday is going to be a little bit of a problem. I feel more optimistic about Wednesday than Tuesday,†we...
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