The Ares I-X team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has
reached a significant milestone with the first electrical power-up
of the test rocket on Sept. 11. Ares I-X and its simulated crew
module and launch abort system are assembled on a mobile launcher
platform at Kennedy in preparation for its targeted Oct. 31 flight
test.
Toward the end of September, the sun will turn a spotlight on
the asteroid Juno, giving that bulky lump of rock a rare featured
cameo in the night sky. Those who get out to a dark, unpolluted sky
will be able to spot the asteroid's silvery glint near the planet
Uranus with a pair of binoculars.
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