NASA has rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 20, the rollout of the Ares I-X rocket to Launch Pad 39B.
The first motion of the Ares I-X out of the Vehicle Assembly Building is targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The 4.2-mile journey is expected to last about seven hours.
The rollout of Ares I-X originally was set for Monday, Oct. 19. During testing on Oct. 14, engineers detected a nitrogen gas leak in an accumulator located in the aft skirt of the rocket. The accumulator, which absorbs hydraulic pressure spikes as the system operates, was replaced and successfully retested. Management is assessing what effect, if any, this delayed rollout will have on the targeted Oct. 27 launch date.
Live NASA Television coverage with commentary will start at 11:45 p.m., Oct. 19, and 7 a.m., Oct. 20.
Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Targeted Launch Date: Oct. 27
Launch Window: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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 -- to return to the moon for more ambitious exploration of the lunar surface and to travel to Mars and destinations beyond. 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.
The first motion of the Ares I-X out of the Vehicle Assembly Building is targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The 4.2-mile journey is expected to last about seven hours.
The rollout of Ares I-X originally was set for Monday, Oct. 19. During testing on Oct. 14, engineers detected a nitrogen gas leak in an accumulator located in the aft skirt of the rocket. The accumulator, which absorbs hydraulic pressure spikes as the system operates, was replaced and successfully retested. Management is assessing what effect, if any, this delayed rollout will have on the targeted Oct. 27 launch date.
Live NASA Television coverage with commentary will start at 11:45 p.m., Oct. 19, and 7 a.m., Oct. 20.
Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Targeted Launch Date: Oct. 27
Launch Window: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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 -- to return to the moon for more ambitious exploration of the lunar surface and to travel to Mars and destinations beyond. 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.
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NASA-TV näyttää laukaisualustalle siirron suorana.
Ares 1 on sukkulaa huomattavasti korkeampi raketti jonka siirto Ares raketteja varten muunnellulla Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) alustalla tulee olemaan hieno näky.
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Sieltä se hitaasti rullaa.
Official Launch Date Selected
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:32:47 PM GMT 0300
It's official: Following today's Ares I-X Flight Test Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, managers announced Oct. 27 at 8 a.m. as the launch date for the new rocket's flight test.
Doug Cooke, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, said the group was unanimous in their assessment that with no technical issues, they are ready to go.
During a news conference following the review meeting, Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager, described today as the culmination of their review cycle and said, "We're good to fly next week."
"It's great to be part of a team that put a rocket together in the time it took," said Ed Mango, Ares I-X launch director. "The team is ready to go fly; the vehicle is ready to go fly."
A few miles away at Launch Pad 39B, technicians have been conducting a second day of integrated systems tests. Today's checkouts involve the launch pad and ground systems, and ground support equipment.
On Thursday, the rocket was fully tested, including a successful "hot fire" of the auxiliary power units. The rotating service structure was opened in the afternoon and will be moved back into place after an evening test of the Xenon lights is completed tonight.
A countdown simulation with full launch team support is set for Saturday, with vehicle closeouts scheduled for Sunday. Launch countdown preparations will begin on Monday, with the countdown starting at L-7 hours at 1 a.m. on Tuesday. At this point, launch weather is 40 percent "go" for Tuesday.
sukkula Atlantis ja Ares 1-X yhtä aikaa laukaisualustalla.
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/389937main_2009-5728.jpg
More Information
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.html
Ares 1-X testilento!
Yhdysvaltain avaruushallinto Nasa on aloittanut lähtölaskennan uuden avaruusraketin testilentoa varten. Vain sää voi enää estää Ares I-X -raketin laukaisun Kennedyn avaruuskeskuksesta Floridasta tänään iltapäivällä.
Raketin on määrä korvata avaruussukkulat, jotka jäävät pois käytöstä vuonna 2010.
Nasa kerää rakettiin kiinnitetyillä sadoilla sensoreilla tietoa raketin turvallisuudesta ja tehokkuudesta kahden ja puolen minuutin koelennon aikana.
http://www.hs.fi/ulkomaat/artikkeli/Nasa testaa uuden sukupolven avaruusrakettia/1135250310052
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Laiva Atlantilla raketin turva-alueella.
sääesteitä. Liikaa tuulta ja pilviä ja laukaisu peruutettu tältä päivältä... Ehkä huomenna tai ylihuomenna sitten. Muuten itse raketin järjestelmät olisivat olleet kunnossa ja kaikki näytti vihreää, paitsi sää.
Ettepä hoksanneet Wikipediaa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_I-X
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_Program
Nasa harjoittelee tyhjällä raketilla
http://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/2009102710496739_ul.shtml
"Tyhjän raketin testaamisella Yhdysvaltojen avaruushallinto toivoo saavansa arvokasta tietoa tulevia miehitettyjä lentoja varten."
Jees, kun Nasa ei ole aiemmin noita miehitettyjä lentoja oikeasti ampunut, niin nyt on pakko harjoitella tyhjällä raketilla
Ovatko kaikki yli 120 sukkulalentoakin olleet feikkejä?
Kuintenkin vain 40% todennäköisyys hyvälle säälle.
Jos sää sallii.
Kesti 2min 50 sek .
onko vaan yks moottori?
Ensimmäisessä vaiheessa yksi ja toisessa yksi. Tosin tässä Ares 1-X testiraketissa ei ollut toista vaihetta koska se ei ole vielä valmis.
Tulevassa raskaassa rahtiraketissa Ares 5 tulee olemaan 7 moottoria. Samoin Ares 4 raketissa jos sellainen päätetään joskus rakentaa.
Ares 1 on kolmas vasemmalta kuvassa.
Ares 5 neljäs vasemmalta.
Ares 4 oikealla laidassa.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Saturn_V-Shuttle-Ares_I-Ares_V-Ares_IV_comparison.jpg