Ares 1-X Launch - Oct. 28th, 2009

[WhereDidItAllGo7]

Instead we are in the "Age of Soyuz."

[spencnaz]

I'd pay money to see regular launches of this vehicle!

[AngelBearOH]

There's a certain point in a Shuttle launch where the engines have to be throttled back to go through the region of maximum pressure. Is it possible to throttle back a solid rocket booster like Ares has?

[SGusky]

Update-

BO is now my most hated president after what he has now done to this project.

An act of pure political retribution.

[QuasiOdo]

Whew! So glad it went off without a hitch. If it hadn't,

Obama would've killed the program.

Go NASA!!!

[martinmichalek]

I want to cry.

[emiliotenor4life]

is this the same launching pad where space shuttles lift off?

[jakecdemp]

Yeah, they used to use this launch pad for the Shuttle, but they haven't launched a shuttle from this one for a while. It's been closed down so they could upgrade it to launch these new rockets.

[obijon69]

to space and beyond

[martinmichalek]

To space...and sticking around in low orbit.

Thanks Obama.

[theRfene418]

we are the best in the world

i am saving money for a trip on the moon

[v8maro]

very excited to see where this vehicle can take us, I support our spending on nasa 100% and I wish our government would give them a lot more.

[adrenelize]

you give your departement of defense 480billion dollars every year. I think that is already enough... But anyway, hope this will take us to mars.

[pwnage0013]

This is just great!

I am so glad to see a replacement for the aging Shuttle!

Fly on NASA!

[rougueg]

Congratulations to all involved