![Ares I-X at the Launch Pad Ares I-X at the Launch Pad](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt_-5FycEnkAMlUOAHKhMWtK6ChxX1Yan60wAcxK6Os8_TCscx2eLSpzdIzXTy_lNosC_lOxLZtdPu9G45TyZpHLvzX9T3juJ3DB56GRazQJAdKwA0Neqao_y-hJO2Ywf5Bsa/s400/Ares+I-X+at+the+Launch+Pad.jpg)
NASA's Ares I-X rocket is seen on Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The flight test of Ares I-X, scheduled for today, Oct. 27, 2009, will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics, hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I.