The future of new rocket design was successfully tested when the Ares I-X blasted off on October 28, 2009.
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Forty years ago, Apollo 12 launched from Kennedy Space Station in Florida. Read more historical facts in This Month in Exploration.
NASA's Ares I-X Ready to Launch
The first flight test of NASA's new rocket configuration to carry astronauts into space will take place October 27.
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John Glenn
The first American to orbit Earth was born and raised in Ohio. Read more about his extraordinary NASA career.
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Lessons of a Widowmaker (and Other Aircraft)
NASA's Glenn Research Center has been home to the Black Widow, the Widowmaker and Betty Joe.