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 NASA Poised for 2nd Try to Launch Landmark Rocket Test

By Clara Moskowitz
Staff Writer
posted: 28 October 2009
03:32 am ET

ARES I-X on Launch Pad 39B at KSC 


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will try a second time to launch its experimental Ares I-X test rocket Wednesday, after cloudy weather and minor setbacks foiled a first attempt.

The $445 million rocket is the first of its kind - a prototype of the vehicle NASA plans to carry people to orbit and the moon - though it is based on space shuttle and other earlier hardware. The test launch, slated to lift off at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), is intended to study how well this rocket design works by gathering data from over 700 onboard sensors.

Repeated attempts to launch the rocket Tuesday were thwarted by clouds, strong winds, and the risk of a phenomenon called "triboelectrification," ...........    READ MORE:    Space.com

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