CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The simulator crew module for NASA's Ares I-X rocket is moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building's high bay 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The precisely machined, full-scale simulator crew module is part of the hardware that will be used in the launch of the rocket. Also arriving is a launch abort system that, with the module, will form the tip of the rocket. Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I. The I-X flight will provide NASA an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 321-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts, while their launch abort system will provide safe evacuation if a launch vehicle failure occurs.
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Image Number: 6145-44749143Royalty FreeCredit Line:Piemags/PL Photography Limited/SuperStockCollection:PL Photography Limited Story:Rocket Staging and TransportContributor:Piemags Model Release:NoProperty Release:NoResolution:2008×3000
