I didn't realise that this was happening so soon!
1 day, 4 hours, 3 mins.
It still doesn't look as impressive as the Saturn V, but at 327 feet it's only 36 feet shorter, and weighs in at 1.3 million pounds - which is way lighter. It still packs 3.3 million lb of goofmph though!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/co...sIx/index.html
Quote:
Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X
Launch Date: Oct. 27
Launch Time: 8 a.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Launch Site: NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida
NASA's first flight test for the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals. The flight test will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.
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Here's the NASA press kit too - it's very nice!
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/396682main_Ares_I-X-pk.pdf