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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulTest FlightAres I
Launched 2009-09-28 15:30 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Suborbital
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Launch Complex 39B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
1023 d 13 h
since the pad's previous launch
The Ares I-X vehicle used in the test flight was similar in shape, mass, and size to the planned configuration of later Ares I vehicles, but had largely dissimilar internal hardware consisting of only one powered stage. Ares I vehicles were intended to launch Orion crew exploration vehicles. Along with the Ares V launch system and the Altair lunar lander, Ares I and Orion were part of NASA's Constellation Program, which was developing the spacecraft for U.S. human spaceflight after the Space Shuttle fleet was retired.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
99.7m
Diameter
3.7m
Liftoff thrust
12,000kN
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