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Crew Module, Launch Abort Sy
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Ares I-X simulated crew modu
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01/30/09
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Ares I-X simulated crew module and launch abort system flight hardware arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This hardware will complete the nose of the rocket. Nearly 150 sensors on the hardware will measure aerodynamic pressure and temperature at the nose of the rocket and contribute to measurements of vehicle acceleration and angle of attack. The data will help NASA understand whether the design is safe and stable in flight, a question that must be answered before astronauts begin traveling into orbit and beyond. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith |
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01/30/09 |
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Constellation Quarterly Repo
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Included in the production:
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Included in the production: Delivery of Ares 1-X rocket segments to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and assembly of that vehicle, preparation of launch pad 39B for the Ares 1-X flight test, time lapse construction of the Lightning Protection System surrounding the launch pad, construction of the Orion Ground Test Article in Louisiana, Orion Post-Landing Recovery Test (PORT) with a full-scale Orion mockup in the ocean off the coast of Florida, a preview of the Pad Abort 1 test with the latest on the Launch Abort System and its components, a look at the Launch Complex at the White Sands Missile Range including the Gantry Steel structure, parachute tests at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona and other hardware processing. The production also features animations and descriptions of the Ares I launch vehicle, Ares 1-X, Launch Abort System and the Orion spacecraft. |
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Ares Training
The Florida East Coast Railw
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3/23/09
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The Florida East Coast Railway train arrives at the Jay Jay Rail Yard with the booster segments for the Ares I-X test rocket for interchange with the NASA Railroad (left). The four reusable motor segments and the nozzle exit cone, manufactured by the Ares I first-stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, departed Utah March 12 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility for final processing and integration. The booster used for the Ares I-X launch is being modified by adding new forward structures and a fifth segment simulator. The motor is the final hardware needed for the rocket's upcoming test flight this summer. The stacking operations are scheduled to begin in the Vehicle Assembly Building in April. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 19, 2009 |
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3/23/09 |
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Raising Old Glory
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil
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8/13/09
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lifts the Ares I-X Super Stack 4 with the United States flag on it. The stack will be moved to High Bay 3 for integration with Super Stack 3. Five super stacks make up the upper stage that will be integrated with the four-segment solid rocket booster first stage on the mobile launch platform. Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is part of the Constellation Program to return men to the moon and beyond. Image credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Aug. 11, 2009 |
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8/13/09 |
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Getting Ready
The Ares I-X rocket stands t
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10/2/09
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The Ares I-X rocket stands tall inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 25, 2009 |
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10/2/09 |
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Inside Job
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil
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10/12/09
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In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician works on a platform mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator of the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Oct. 6, 2009 |
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10/12/09 |
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Final Hardware for Test of N
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The four reusable solid rock
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3/20/09
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The four reusable solid rocket booster segments and the nozzle exit cone for the Ares 1-X rocket were delivered March 19 by the Florida East Coast Railway o the Jay Jay interchange with the NASA Railroad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. This is the final hardware needed for the Ares 1-X's upcoming test flight this summer. It is manufactured by the Ares 1-X first stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc, or ATK. The train departed Utah March 13 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. Accompanying the train upon arrival were managers from ATK and NASA. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at Complex 39 for prelaunch processing. |
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3/20/09 |
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Final Hardware for Test of N
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The four reusable solid rock
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3/20/09
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The four reusable solid rocket booster segments and the nozzle exit cone for the Ares 1-X rocket were delivered March 19 by the Florida East Coast Railway o the Jay Jay interchange with the NASA Railroad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. This is the final hardware needed for the Ares 1-X's upcoming test flight this summer. It is manufactured by the Ares 1-X first stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc, or ATK. The train departed Utah March 13 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. Accompanying the train upon arrival were managers from ATK and NASA. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at Complex 39 for prelaunch processing. |
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3/20/09 |
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Launch Platform for NASA Are
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At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent
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4/13/09
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At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Mobile Launcher Platform, or MLP-1, rolled from Launch Pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building on April 13. With MLP-1 now in the VAB's High Bay 3, preparations can begin for stacking of NASA's Ares 1-X rocket for its flight test this summer. |
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4/13/09 |
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Shuttle Lightning Mast Remov
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's
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3/3/09
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane removes the lightning mast from the fixed service structure. The mast was used to protect the space shuttle from lightning while at the pad. The new lightning protection systems being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, the Ares 1-X test flight, that is targeted for 2009. |
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3/3/09 |
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Shuttle Lightning Mast Remov
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's
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3/3/09
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane removes the lightning mast from the fixed service structure. The mast was used to protect the space shuttle from lightning while at the pad. The new lightning protection systems being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, the Ares 1-X test flight, that is targeted for 2009. |
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3/3/09 |
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New Lightning Tower Stands a
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's
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1/26/09
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the second tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three new lighting towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. |
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1/26/09 |
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Roll Control System Arrives
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The roll control system modu
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1/31/09
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The roll control system modules for the Ares 1-X rocket arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The system is designed to perform a 90-degree roll after the rocket clears the launch tower, preventing a roll during flight and maintaining the orientation of the rocket until separation of the upper and first stages. Part of the upper stage simulator, the system is composed of two modules and four thrusters. Ares 1-X is the test vehicle for the Ares 1, which is part of the Constellation Program to return astronauts to the moon and beyond. Ares 1-X is targeted for launch in July 2009. |
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1/31/09 |
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First Ares 1-X Rocket Flight
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The first major flight hardw
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11/3/08
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The first major flight hardware of the Ares 1-X rocket arrived in Florida on Nov. 3 to begin processing for its launch in 2009. The upper stage simulator arrived at Port Canaveral by ship. The flight hardware was off-loaded from the barge and taken to high bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The upper stage simulator is made up of eleven individual components which were designed and manufactured by NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. They represent the size, outer shape and weight of the second stage of the Ares 1-X rocket and will be integrated in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy. The upper stage simulator will later be hoisted for stacking atop the Ares 1-X solid rocket booster segments. |
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11/3/08 |
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Final New Lightning Tower St
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's
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2/11/09
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the third and final tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three lightning towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. |
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2/11/09 |
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Final New Lightning Tower St
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's
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2/11/09
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On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane completes construction of the third and final tower in the new lightning protection system for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the three lightning towers will be 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares 1 rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares 1-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. |
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2/11/09 |
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