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Ares I-X Launch

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RE: Ares I & V

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Countdown aborted
Weather conditions are "no go" at L minus zero.

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New launch time at 13:54 GMT (9:54 EDT).

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NASA delayed the launch of the world's largest rocket Tuesday so it could check upper-level winds and other last-minute conditions, the agency said.
The Ares I-X was to launch at 8 a.m. ET, but officials said liftoff was now anticipated to be about 9:24 a.m. at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

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Nasa is preparing for the test launch of the Ares I-X rocket, designed to replace the ageing space shuttle fleet and one day take astronauts to the Moon and Mars.

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Pictures: Ares I-X rocket

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On Tuesday, weather permitting, the first test flight of a next-generation launch system known as Ares 1 will blast off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida
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