The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
During this test launch, the second stage, third stage, and fourth stage will all
consist of bulk weight, not the real hardware as in an operational Ares
1 launch vehicle.
After lifting off, the 816,400-kilogram rocket will fly a distance of about 232 kilometers (144 miles) in approximately six minutes.
During this time, NASA will analyze the rocket with respect to its performance, making special note of any problems that might occur so they can be corrected for its next test flight.
According to Doug Cooke, associate administrator for the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, "This team has done a tremendous job getting to this point in the flow."
Cooke added, "They've got to a point where there are really no technical issues, they've closed out their paperwork to this point. All they've got is the forward work to get to a Tuesday launch.” [Spaceflight Now (10/23/09): “Ares 1-X test flight cleared for launch Tuesday morning”]
The earlier iTWire article “Ares I-X hoping to fly October 27” (on September 24, 2009) provides additional information on the test flight.
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