http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blogrss/feed?blogName=Ares%20I-X&format=rss&auth=false Postings on Ares I-X Test Flight en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:53:36 EST Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:53:36 EST nasa-support@etouch.net http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256749357624.html After shrugging off some delays due to clouds, Ares I-X has lifted off into the Florida sky and done what it was designed to do.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:03:03 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256749357624.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256743468990.html An earlier blog post attempted to answer questions about triboelectrification. Since there are still a few questions floating around we're reposting it for those who missed it on the first go-round.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:24:44 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256743468990.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256735155402.html One question that comes up a lot is why Ares I-X has a four-hour launch window. After all, unlike the Space Shuttle, it doesn’t have to rendezvous with the Space Station, so what’s the challenge? Actually, there are several. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:07:04 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256735155402.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256733950658.html Remember that probe on the top of the rocket? It’s still being watched carefully today, and not just because of its hard-to-remove cover. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:45:51 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256733950658.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256657433409.html Well, the weather didn’t cooperate with us today. Winds and clouds we’re outside of our allowable limits, so we’re packing it in and we’ll try again tomorrow. Launch window opens at 8:00 EDT on Oct. 28 and continues through until noon.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:30:34 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256657433409.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256653671613.html Drama can take many forms. A good drama has suspense, sudden pitfalls, unexpected turns, and emotional intensity. You don’t need to go to the movies for that. Today, you can just turn on NASA TV and watch the challenges experienced by the Ares I-X flight test.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:27:51 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256653671613.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648957643.html There’s a running joke around NASA that the most important thing about rocket travel is that “the pointy end goes up.” That seems simple enough—and that’s what we expect Ares I-X to do today. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:09:59 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648957643.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648398611.html The skies look clear except for some high clouds, there’s no rain in the immediate forecast, so why might a rocket not launch? The answer is something called triboelectrification.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:59:58 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648398611.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648140578.html More videos of Ares I-X spectators.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:55:40 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256648140578.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256645425971.html The NASAEdge team is interviewing spectators at the Ares I-X launch site to take the pulse of the public and ask them what they think of the launch. Here are some of the answers they’ve gotten so far.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:10:26 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256645425971.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256642619884.html The transition from the Space Shuttle was brought home visually when Atlantis rolled out to Launch Complex 39A. With the current generation of human space vehicles on one launch pad and a test vehicle on the next, the agency is looking toward the future. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:25:29 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256642619884.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256637046961.html New missions and new technologies offer NASA new ways to communicate with the public. In addition to providing press releases and press conferences, NASA will be using the internet to share the Ares I-X story with the public. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:53:17 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256637046961.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256502263677.html The team completed the final dress rehearsal of the Ares I-X launch yesterday—the launch countdown simulation certification run. It was the last time the launch team will have to practice their procedures before the launch on Tuesday. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:30:53 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256502263677.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256334012788.html The unanimous verdict of the FTRR Board: Ares I-X is ready to fly October 27!Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:41:25 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256334012788.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256315709164.html The top agency brass has assembled together today at Kennedy Space Center here in Florida for a meeting called the Flight Test Readiness Review. It is, as you might have guessed, a review to determine whether we are ready to launch the rocket.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:35:10 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256315709164.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256312978508.html If the still images weren't enough for you, check out the time-lapse footage of the rollout to the launch pad.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:50:59 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256312978508.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256229454880.html The Ares I-X team is still hard at work going through a last set of tests and making final preparations for launch. On the docket today is the Integrated Systems Test or IST.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:56:15 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256229454880.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256050293530.html Launch pad 39B has a new resident.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:52:17 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256050293530.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256024310387.html Rollout is underway! The rocket started moving at 1:39 am EDT. When it cleared the threshold of the huge Vehicle Assembly Building the Xenon lights lit it up.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:22:25 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1256024310387.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1255980645973.html So we’re right down to it now. The team is busy making final preparations before the huge door on the Vehicle Assembly Building rolls up and the rocket inches its way out and down the 4.2-mile track to launch pad 39B. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:46 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1255980645973.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1255644009708.html How do you stop a 200,000-pound solid rocket motor from ending up at the bottom on the Atlantic Ocean? With the biggest, strongest rocket parachutes ever built of course! Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:16:07 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1255644009708.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1253050849566.html Watch 10 months of hard work...stuffed into 5 minutes and 45 seconds!Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:46:10 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1253050849566.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1252954248000.html Labor Day is behind us and the I-X team is now in the "home stretch" for launch.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:07:22 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1252954248000.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1252444230945.html The Ares I-X Launch Team spent the day in the firing room preparing for the upcoming launch.Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:46:25 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1252444230945.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1251916725975.html The Ares I-X rocket is now stacked, but there's still a lot of work to be done before it rolls to the pad.Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:53:15 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1251916725975.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1250275818500.html Now this is something you’ve really got to see!Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:31:56 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1250275818500.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1249078962127.html Yesterday, yet another portion of the Ares I-X rocket was stacked on the Mobile Launch Platform in Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:46 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1249078962127.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247840605064.html The aft center section of the Ares I-X first stage booster has been hoisted into place. Stacking continues at KSC.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:39:52 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247840605064.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247607167178.html It may be pretty obvious, but it's worth noting that one of the main purposes of a flight test is to do a little trailblazing.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:32:47 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247607167178.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247087516115.html The Ares I-X Super Stack 1 assembly is now complete with the mating (stacking) of the forward assembly to the fifth segment simulator.Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:56:12 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247087516115.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247004085690.html Stacking is set to begin for the Ares I-X vehicle on Wednesday, July 8 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center.Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:01:26 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1247004085690.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1246587208755.html Ares I-X Mission Manager, Bob Ess shares some thoughts from this week's Mate ReviewThu, 2 Jul 2009 19:17:28 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1246587208755.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1245869151771.html From the Ares I-X mission manager perspective -- this is a very exciting time for Ares I-X.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:49:07 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1245869151771.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1244754136111.html The forward assembly, affectionately known as the snow cone, was rolled out of the Assembly Refurbishment Facility this morning.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:04:44 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1244754136111.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1244484020448.html With 300 employees looking on, the Ares I-X aft skirt rolled out of the Assembly Refurbishment Facility at KSC.Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:05:13 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1244484020448.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1243602298413.html Work continues as we put together the pieces of hardware for the Ares I-X flight test.Fri, 29 May 2009 09:07:49 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1243602298413.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1242935433302.html Earlier this month the Ares I-X team conducted a successful frustum separation test. Thu, 21 May 2009 16:04:51 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1242935433302.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1242161147463.html Two days before the STS-125 launch, the Ares I-X team escorted an overflowing busload of media on an Ares I-X tour.Tue, 12 May 2009 17:10:44 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1242161147463.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1241472012883.html Ares I-X hardware has the best nicknames.Mon, 4 May 2009 20:43:33 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1241472012883.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1241153782699.html The second of the two roll control system modules for Ares I-X was installed into the rocket's interstage this week at Kennedy Space Center.Fri, 1 May 2009 09:35:40 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1241153782699.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1240951195106.html The Ares I-X avionics system is known as the "brains of the operation". Last week the first stage avionics were installed in the third, or aft, piece of the fifth segment simulator in the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:29:25 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1240951195106.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1240845584895.html Today, Ares I-X passed another significant milestone when engineers and technicians successfully completed an aft skirt hot fire test.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:23:09 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1240845584895.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1237560519501.html The final piece of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived at KSC.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:50:57 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1237560519501.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1237405463150.html Media gets a behind-the-scenes double play: the STS-119 shuttle mission and Ares I-X hardware.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:48:27 EDT http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1237405463150.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1236231917245.html We have a lot of talented and interesting people working on the Ares I-X mission...like Sarah.Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:23:34 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1236231917245.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235510741193.html The first stage segments have a long trip ahead of them -- from Utah to Florida.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:39:39 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235510741193.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235489932009.html The Ares I-X team was very excited on Friday when the frustum rolled into the Assembly Refurbishment Facility at KSC.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:40:55 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235489932009.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235057881565.html Hey, that's not a space shuttle! That's an Ares vehicle being stacked at KSC...Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:43:16 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1235057881565.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233084510016.html The Ares I-X RoCS -- but it doesn’t roll.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:26:24 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233084510016.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233331500776.html The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator lands on the NASA Kennedy Space Shuttle runway.Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:01:37 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233331500776.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233325817662.html NASA successfully tests the forward skirt extension for the Arex I-X rocket.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:39:17 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1233325817662.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1232738842077.html On January 22, media gathered to see recently completed Ares I-X flight hardware on display at NASA's Langley Research Center. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:45:12 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1232738842077.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1232655065972.html Along the KSC skyline, the stage is being set for the next generation of NASA space vehicles.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:20:44 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1232655065972.html http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1231883058939.html The Ares I-X team has a pop quiz for you -- what IS the Ares I-X rocket?Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:35:29 EST http://wiki.nasa.gov:80/cm/blog/Ares%20I-X/posts/post_1231883058939.html