NASA Ares IX

Ares IX ( Imagem da NASA )

" NASA's first test flight for the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch vehicle system is launching in 2009. The test flight, called Ares I-X, will bring NASA one step closer to its exploration goals -- to return to the moon for more ambitious exploration of the lunar surface and to travel to Mars and destinations beyond. "( Notícia publicada no site oficial da NASA)

O primeiro "test launch" está previsto para 11 Julho 2009