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Glowing in the brilliant-white xenon lights around Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Ares I-X flight test rocket is poised for an 8 a.m. EDT liftoff.
The launch team's "call to stations" came at 12:30 a.m., and the countdown picked up a half hour later. About 30 team members are operating today from both the newly renovated Young-Crippen Firing Room, of Kennedy's Launch Control Center.
The team will count down to the only built-in hold in the Ares I-X countdown, coming at the T-4 minute mark. This hold will last for 20 minutes. The launch window for today extends until noon. The only spoiler for the 8 a.m. liftoff might be the weather.
Minute-to-minute coverage on NASA's Launch Blog begins 5 a.m. EDT.
The launch team's "call to stations" came at 12:30 a.m., and the countdown picked up a half hour later. About 30 team members are operating today from both the newly renovated Young-Crippen Firing Room, of Kennedy's Launch Control Center.
The team will count down to the only built-in hold in the Ares I-X countdown, coming at the T-4 minute mark. This hold will last for 20 minutes. The launch window for today extends until noon. The only spoiler for the 8 a.m. liftoff might be the weather.
Minute-to-minute coverage on NASA's Launch Blog begins 5 a.m. EDT.
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