Talk:NASA completes successful test flight of new Ares IX rocket

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I thought this was an Ares I rocket on a test mission called Ares I-X? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.83.212 (talk) 19:10, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
 * It wasn't actually an Ares I rocket (though the final rocket will look similar). Ares I-X is both the name of the mission just completed and the rocket used for that mission. It consisted of a real first stage and a simulated upper stage which was loaded with ~700 sensors to collect aerodynamic data to help engineers as they design and build the final Ares I rocket.


 * Another test rocket, Ares I-Y, will launch in March 2014 and will have both a real first stage and, perhaps, a functioning upper stage. It will be used to perform a high altitude abort test of the Orion launch escape system.


 * --Jatkins (talk) 11:25, 1 November 2009 (UTC)