Ares I-X Launch on 10/28/2009

To view just the launch jump to 5:07 in the video!

The launch of the Ares I-X test vehicle from NASA at 15:30 UTC on October 28th, 2009.

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Science & Technology

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• ustream
• Ares
• Constellation
• I-X
• Launch
• NASA

[nerdystarwarsman1994]

They already spent so much to build this...why cancel it now? Epic waste of money.

[spacevidcast]

@nerdystarwarsman1994 Well, they spent a lot of money, yes. But an Ares I-X is not an Ares rocket. The rocket above is a 4 stage SRB whereas a real Ares is a 5 stage SRB. The above rocket had no upper stage whereas a real Ares would have a full upper stage. Heck, even the guidance computers were taken from another rocket as they were not ready. Most of the rocket is not Ares, only a small handful of components were, such as the parachutes.

[SnottyAust]

I thought the tail section got a bit close to the launch pad. 5.23

[spacevidcast]

It did. Burned the heck out of pad 39/B too. There was a good amount of damage to the pad as well as to the SRB itself. See this video: watch?v=Rdui3vLhP-U

[FlightDirDan]

If Obamas Budget for NASA gets approved by congress.... Never.

Saddest day ever.

[dave46563]

I love that view @ 2:10 showing the old and the new. Old being orbiter Atlantis waiting to launch for STS-129 on 39-A. New being the Ares I-X on 39-B. Just awesome.

[mrcheeseface2]

@SnottyAust it did there was amage to the launch pad but their fixing it

[ytbfinney]

@Ovumee Don't forget Brandi Dean! Love to hear her voice!

[Torro624]

when it breaks off at 7:35, the top one looks like a joint.....

[danschaoticmind]

@russssellcrow The moon program, by the way, adjusted for inflation, was 254 billion dollars.

[vava54own]

Not long before burnout, they said it was going at mach 4. So it only reach mach 6-7 or so? That's like 20% of the speed required to get in orbit.

[sedgie09]

Is this the for the man on mars mission? I heard rumors that this for the mars mission where the first United Kingdom astronaut is gona be in place. correct me if im wrong.

[ti994apc]

Solid rocket fueled rockets like Shuttle and Ares 1-X remind me an old car running with bad gas in the projects. Liquid fueled rockets like Soyuz and Falcon 9 are clean burning and look more like a real rocket (almost like jet fighter running full after burners). Shuttle and Ares look more like there is fire on the bottom of the vehicle and  burning every direction making lots of smoke.

[Sherwin930]

the ares system better be amazing if it plans on replacing one of the most iconic man made machine ever the space shuttle. I'm already impressed by the cool name and he speed at which it gained altitude. I'm also assuming that this is alot lighter than the space shuttle?