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The latest news from space-faring countries, agencies, industry and academia   ·   Thursday 23 May 2013, 6.36am GMT   ·   Nº 1756
NASA Blog: Explaining The 4 Hour Launch Window for Ares 1-X

28 October 2009

One question that comes up a lot is why Ares I-X has a four-hour launch window. After all, unlike the Space Shuttle, it doesn’t have to rendezvous with the Space Station, so what’s the challenge? Actually, there are several.






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