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Building the Ares I-X
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The Ares I-X rocket test, currently the largest in the world, is the first step in NASA's ambitious plan to travel to the surface of the moon, to Mars, and beyond. CTV.ca tracks the development of this ground-breaking project from its humble beginnings in Utah to the launch pad in Florida.
NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Workers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio inspect the latest simulated segments for the Ares I-X test rocket to complete production, July 31, 2008.
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A full-scale separation test of the forward skirt extension for the Ares I-X flight test at its facility in Promontory, Utah, Jan. 30, 2009.
NASA/ATK
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NASA's Space Shuttle Program hands over Mobile Launch Platform-1 to the Constellation Program at a ceremony at Kennedy Space Center, Mar. 25, 2009.
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Hardware for the Ares I-X flight test rocket is prepared for stacking in NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, June 18, 2009.
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Engineers prepare to lower segments of the Ares I-X first stage onto the fifth simulator segment for mating, in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, July 7, 2009.
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Segments of the Ares I-X first stage are lowered onto the fifth simulator segment for mating, to complete Super Stack 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, July 7, 2009.
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The Ares I-X aft assembly moves inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, July 8, 2009.
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For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, Aug. 14, 2009.
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Equipment is set up to conduct a sway test on the Ares I-X launch vehicle in the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Aug. 31, 2009.
NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Mission engineers take part in a countdown simulation for an Ares I-X flight test in Firing Room 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Sept. 2, 2009.
NASA/Kim Shiflett
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An aerial view of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B is shown on Sept. 4, 2009.
NASA/Troy Cryder
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A second stabilizing arm is lifted for installation at the top of the fixed service structure on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B, Sept. 10, 2009.
NASA/Troy Cryder
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NASA's Ares I-X rocket undergoes its first power-up in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay 3, Sept. 11, 2009.
NASA/Cory Huston
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Development Flight Instrumentation, or DFI, is mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator of the 100-metre-tall Ares I-X rocket in the VAB's High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 6, 2009.
NASA/Jim Grossmann
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A technician works on a platform mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator of the 100-metre-tall Ares I-X rocket in the VAB's High Bay 3 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 6, 2009.
NASA/Jim Grossmann
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An access platform and vent line have been installed on the 78-metre level of Launch Pad 39B to support the Ares I-X rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 14, 2009.
NASA/Jack Pfaller
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Modifications to Launch Pad 39B are completed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 14, 2009.
NASA/Jack Pfaller
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The towering 100-metre-tall Ares I-X rocket moves away from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 20, 2009.
NASA/Kim Shiflett
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The 100-metre-tall Ares I-X rocket, prepares to climb the five percent grade of the crawlerway to the top of the pad over Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 20, 2009.
NASA/Jack Pfaller
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