Brief first NASA test flight of rocket termed successful
Posted: October 29, 2009 at 5:22 a.m.
People pack Kennedy Point Park in Titusville, Fla., on Wednesday to watch the test launch of NASA’s Ares I-X rocket as it lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA’s newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, the first step in a back-to-themoon program in danger of being shelved by the White House.
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