In Pictures: 'USA Ares I-X Test Rocket Rollout'

By James Wray Oct 20, 2009, 16:05 GMT

A photograph taken with a fish eye lens shows,the ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket sits on the mobil launch platform in high bay 3 as it prepares to rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket sits as it rolls out from in high bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

The ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket sits on the mobil launch platform in high bay 3 as it prepares to rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket approaches launch pad 39-B in the early morning light during the roll out at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket reaches the launch pad 39-B during the roll out at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN

ARES I-X NASA's latest test rocket approaches launch pad 39-B during the roll out at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 20 October 2009. The ARES I-X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009. The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I. EPA/GARY I ROTHSTEIN