A major piece of hardware for the Ares 1-X rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center last week. Ares, the rocket that someday will power Orion space capsule flights, is being developed by several contractors. Ares 1-X will launch in a test set for July. As for that hardware, it is called the forward skirt. It is part of the Ares first stage. That launch will test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I rocket. The…
From Design To Reality: Hardware Arrives For Ares 1-X Test Flight
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