By John Mahoney Posted 10.27.2009 at 9:45 am 1 Comment

Ares I-X On the Launchpad:  NASA
NASA's first test of the Ares I-X rocket is on hold, waiting for stormy Cape Canaveral weather to pass. The four-minute countdown is expected to resume at 10:54 EST.

You can follow along live on NASA TV. If the launch is not cleared by 12 noon EST, it will be scrubbed for the day.

Update 10:49 EST: Launch control just said the brief opening in the weather they were expecting for just minutes from now is looking much less clear than it did a few minutes ago. Winds at the launch pad are also gusting above 20 knots, which is the maximum wind speed tolerated for a launch. They're now holding for a 11:00 EST resume of the countdown.

Update 11:05 EST: Now it's 11:10 EST.

Update 11:18 EST: Not looking good for launch today.

Update 11:20 EST: And it's scrubbed--same time tomorrow is the schedule now.

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pyro62792
10/27/09 at 1:53 pm

lets hope this time they can launch the rocket wednesday and not have it blow up.



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