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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 30 > Moon rocket’s booster damaged during test flight, NASA reports

Moon rocket’s booster damaged during test flight, NASA reports

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
October 30, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic because of a deflated parachute, NASA said Thursday.

The new Ares I-X — the precursor to NASA’s planned moon rockets — completed a two-minute flight Wednesday. The launch itself went....

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