Nasa Launches Rocket As Clouds Break

By KENNETH CHANG, New York Times
Wed, 10/28/2009 - 8:45am

The Ares I-X, a prototype of NASA’s next-generation Ares I rocket, zipped off the launching pad after weather delays.

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