[AstroNet] NASA Ares X-I test flight

[ln at saao.ac.za]

Dear All,

"NASA's first flight test for the agency's next-generation spacecraft  
and launch vehicle system, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step  
closer to its exploration goals. The flight test will provide NASA  
with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics,  
hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.

Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Date: Oct. 27
Launch Time: 8 a.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Launch Site: NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida " - NASA website

You can view the test flight on NASA TV (www.nasa.gov) at around noon GMT.

Regards,
Lolan Naicker



----------------------------------------------------------------
This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.