Ares I-X Aerial Footage
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Ares I-X Aerial Footage (6 min 09 sec)
Uploaded on 05-31-2010 at 08:34 PM by Rick
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An aerial video crew observed the October 28, 2009 Ares I-X test flight from a Cessna Skymaster aircraft positioned approx. 10 nautical miles away from the vehicle at an altitude of 12,000 feet. The videographer used a gyro-stabilized high-definition camera system mounted to the outside of the aircraft to capture this spectacular footage. This footage provides extremely valuable engineering data, and imagery of the recovery sequence in rarely-seen detail.
Ares I-X is the first flight test of the Constellation Program and provides NASA an early opportunity to gather critical data during vehicle ascent and during booster deceleration and recovery.

Tags: aerial, ares, footage, i-x

Ares I-X Aerial Footage
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