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nasa's constellation program is a step

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closer to the first test flight of the

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vehicle that will send humans on their

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way to the moon

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hardware that will be used for the test

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flight of ares 1x was delivered by a c5

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aircraft to kennedy space center's

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shuttle landing facility in january 2009

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the equipment consisting of a

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meticulously engineered simulated crew

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module and launch abort system was

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carefully unloaded from the belly of the

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enormous aircraft

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the launch abort system simulator is 46

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feet in length and will fit over the

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crew module and tower above it forming

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the nose of the vehicle

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two flatbed trucks transported the

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hardware to high bay four of kennedy's

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vehicle assembly building

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inside the massive building workers

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removed the protective blue cover from

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the simulated crew module this hardware

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and other elements will be integrated

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into the full-scale ares 1x test launch

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vehicle

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kennedy's launch pad 39b will be the

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site of the first aries 1x test flight

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targeted to launch in 2009

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an important step toward developing ares