Ares I-X test rocket launched
NASA's Ares I-X rocket is seen on Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.,while awaiting its approaching liftoff. The rocket was launched on Oct. 28, 2009. The flight test of Ares I-X will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. (NASA photo/Bill Ingalls)