CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Ares I-X forward segment nears the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be mated with the aft center and aft segments already stacked. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system . The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 30. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-4159

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – Looking west, this aerial view shows the crawlerway leading to the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building. At left of the VAB is the Launch Control Center. Further to the left and west is the Operations Support Building. In the foreground at left is the Turn Basin, where external tanks are offloaded for transfer to the VAB. 03pd2223

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Ares I-X forward segment nears the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be mated with the aft center and aft segments already stacked. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system . The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 30. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-4159

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Ares I-X forward segment nears the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be mated with the aft center and aft segments already stacked. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system . The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 30. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder

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