CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– In High Bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, various segments of the Ares I-X are placed around the floor. In the center is a second roll control system module that will be installed in one of the segments. At left is the yellow metal framework, called the "birdcage," surrounding the simulator launch abort system and crew module. Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is part of the Constellation Program to return men to the moon and beyond. Ares I-X is targeted for launch in August 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date April 29, 2009