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Moon and Mars Missions

Ares I-X Flight Test

NASA's first flight test for the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals.

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LCROSS Impacts the Lunar Surface

Diviner thermal map of LCROSS impact sites

The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its Centaur rocket stage hit near the lunar south pole in a search for water ice.

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Mars Exploration

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Latest Features

Ares I-X: Countdown 101

Learn about the milestones in the countdown of the Ares I-X rocket!
Building an Original

A small, dedicated team showcases NASA's entrepreneurial spirit with the assembly and rollout of the Ares I-X rocket.
History in Slow Motion

Apollo-era crawler transports third-generation space vehicle to the launch pad.
Discs, Flags Commemorate I-X Flight

The Ares I-X will carry homemade videos to mark flight test.
NASA'S LCROSS Captures All Phases of Centaur Impact

NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a smashing success, returning tantalizing data about the Centaur impact before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface of the moon.

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Latest News Releases

NASA's Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test

10.28.09 - NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
NASA's Ares I-X Launch Rescheduled for Wednesday

10.27.09 - NASA mission managers canceled Tuesday's scheduled launch of the Ares I-X flight test because of weather concerns at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Sets Ares I-X Prelaunch Events and Countdown Details

10.23.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test.

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Media Resources

NASA Invites Reporters to Observe Robots

09.02.09 - NASA will hold the annual Desert "RATS," or Research and Technology Studies, field test in the Arizona desert this fall, hosting a media day for journalists on Sept. 15, 2009.
NASA Ames Celebrates Mars Twin Rovers' Many Accomplishments

01.21.09 - The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, continue to provide NASA with valuable insight about the planet Mars. Although the rovers had a life expectancy of 90 days, they have continued science operations on the Red Planet for five years.