Ares 1-X Official Sees Test Launch Slipping Past Sept

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The first test launch of the U.S. space agency's Ares 1 rocket program, scheduled for Aug. 30, is now expected to slip beyond September, according to NASA's Ares 1-X Mission Manager Bob Ess. In a July 2 interview with Space News, Ess attributed the anticipated delay to a combination of hardware assembly challenges and launch range availability. Although Aug. 30 remains the official date for launching the prototype rocket from a converted space shuttle pad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Ess said the launch is likely to slip easily into the fall.