The Ares I-X rocket. Image credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL (BNS): NASA has postponed the launch of its space shuttle Atlantis by four days to provide more “breathing room” for the test flight of its new rocket Ares I-X.
Atlantis was earlier scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Centre here on November 12. Now, it will be launched on November 16, the US space agency said on Monday.
The delay will make it easier to get the experimental Ares rocket flying from the same space centre on October 27, it said.
Meanwhile, preparations were on to move the Ares I-X to its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Centre on Tuesday morning. The rocket’s rollout was previously set for Monday.
The unmanned and without payloads Ares rocket will consist of ‘mock-up hardware’ when it takes flight next week.
This first flight test for the space agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals – to return to the moon for more ambitious exploration of the lunar surface and to travel to Mars and destinations beyond.
The Indian Air Force, in its flight trials evaluation report submitted before the Defence Ministry l..
view articleAn insight into the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition...
view articleSky enthusiasts can now spot the International Space Station (ISS) commanded by Indian-American astr..
view article