Ares I X Rollout

[ti994apc]

NASA could not come up with something more expensive an ridiculous than Ares 1. This was a big mistake. NASA should never use solid rocket fuel for human travel. They should not be stacking the rocket together. They should not ask Lockheed to build something low cost and practical. In 1965, Gemini was safe, affordable, & reliable. We had 10 launches that year. Lets use the same rocket and upgrade the second stage to hold more people. That what Russia did with Soyuz.

[pokemonmaster2203]

that takes what a hour or something?

[pokemonmaster2203]

6 hours of staying still i cant do that

[HydroCarbine]

450million Dollars funded in March, when the DOW was at an all time low since the post WW2 generation,to fire this empty rocket into space for tests already scientifically known to work.

What are they really using it for?

Why such an expensive rocket during a time when 400,000 jobs on average, per month, have been lost due to International bankers in the pockets of our politicians, funding private interest?

[putittogether]

This make me sick. Using 100 year old tech (rockets) to get us into space. It's sad, its demoralizing, and its stupid. Trillions of dollars spent on this technology and this is where we are today?....yes Trillions with a "T" We can barely archive manned orbit!!! Much less explore the solar system, and don't even think about deep space travel.

Jesus, we can barely get on the pond, much less a lake or ocean. Rockets....Somebody please wake me from this nightmare....

[threadysparrow]

it looks like a giant middle finger. yes, my comment regarding a multibillion dollar state of the art technological wonder is that "it looks like a giant middle finger"

[Shaolintamo]

1:04 LOL!!!

[PanzerBuyer]

Really cool video! I still can't get over how confident they are moving it without any support structure, bolts holding it down don't count. I'd like to know how much wind it would take to blow it over. Waiting for the launch now fingers crossed.

[threadysparrow]

they do it reeeeaaallll reeeaaaalll slow

[AresTV]

They got the sock off the 5-hole probe, through what appears to be the highly technical method of "yanking on it harder." :)

[appletrades]

Thank you!

[AresTV]

The only portion of the Ares I that is not recovered for reuse is the upper stage (basically a large fuel tank and engine), similar to the large external tank on the Shuttle, which is not recovered. The goal of Ares I is to be significantly cheaper to launch than the Shuttle, safer than the Shuttle, and more flexible in terms of destinations.

[sniffsnarff]

so, what, are they gonna use a step ladder to get the astronauts up to the top or what? I mean, there's like a difference of 100 feet from the top of that tower to the top of that rocket. I guess they still have a lot of work to do.

[AresTV]

As this is a test flight, there are no astronauts on board. When the final version is ready for launches, the launch tower will be modified to reach the full height of the vehicle, allowing for access to the capsule.

[sniffsnarff]

@AresTV: yeah, I knew that. I was just being snarky, I guess. I use to work at CCAFS.

Will Tuesday's test flight use all stages of the vehicle or is it just to evaluate the SRB's capabilities seeing as there is no gantry service to the upper stage? Are the upper stage and crew capsule both mock-ups?

Thanks.

[AresTV]

The Ares I-X test flight is a mock-up above the 4th segment of the SRB. It's primarily intended to evaluate the control of the vehicle during first stage flight (roll control and thrust vectoring), as well as the separation event.

[gmlocp]

Why does it have a larger diameter at the top? I see other rockets like that.

[AresTV]

The idea is to maximize payload capacity while keeping the mass of the rocket as low as possible. The first stage diameter is fixed because the Ares I (and I-X) use the same solid rocket motors as the Shuttle, but with additional propellant.

[Digeridude]

The slowest float in the parade featured the world's largest novelty pen.

[gthreesix]

Thanks for fast forwarding the process, just imagining sitting here for six hours watching it roll around is daunting.

[TrueNarniaFan]

Can't wait for the launch on Tuesday.

[NikitaLucia]

Me too.

Good Luck.

[danschaoticmind]

Very nice rollout footage.

I will be watching this VIA the internet from Misawa Japan and wish the ground teams associated with this test the best of luck!

[remyworldpeace]

AWESOME!