Quoted from http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/091026-ares-IX-launch-preview.html:
SPACE.com -- Launching Tuesday: Pivotal Test Flight of NASA's Untried Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's brand-new rocket, the vehicle planned to launch astronauts spaceward after the space shuttles are retired, is poised to make its first-ever test flight Tuesday.
The experimental Ares I-X rocket is set to lift off at 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) from Pad 39B here at Kennedy Space Center. NASA needs good weather in order to gather detailed data on how the $445 million booster performs during this maiden voyage. Unfortunately, weather officer Kathy Winters has predicted a grim 60 percent chance of clouds thwarting a launch attempt Tuesday
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