Finally Ares I-X took it’s first successful flight. All systems performed correctly. Initially due to weather, the launch was delayed. The first stage separated successfully from the upper stage. All people at the Kennedy Space Station celebrated the successful launch.
The rocket lifted off despite a bout of thunderstorms that passed over it Tuesday night. About 150 lighting strikes were seen to fall near the site, with four lightning impacts within about a half mile of the launch pad. The countdown toward liftoff was delayed Wednesday morning while ground crews checked out the vehicle to make sure it suffered no lightning damage; luckily, the tests showed Ares I-X was safe to fly.
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