Oct
28
The Ares I-X—the largest rocket in the world at 327 feet (99.6 meters) tall—was a test version of a system designed to carry a four- to six-person crew capsule, dubbed Orion.
Ares and Orion are slated to become NASA’s primary means of ferrying people and supplies into space by 2017. The craft will replace the space shuttle program, which is due to be retired in 2010.
