NASA Ares Test a Success
NASA is calling the test flight launch of its Ares 1-X rocket “the next step in human exploration.”
The 327-foot rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida this week as the first in new rocket design since the 1970s. The Ares series of manned rockets is going to replace the space shuttle program which will end next year.
The goal is to get beyond low Earth orbit and explore the solar system with future missions. But the first step will be getting back to the moon, likely sometime in the 2020s.
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