Nasa delays Ares 1-X rocket launch
• Video: Ares 1-X rocket prepares for take-off • In pictures: Ares 1-X unveiled in Florida Nasa's newest rocket is stuck on the launchpad because of clouds and high wind. Launch controllers tried repeatedly today to get the Ares 1-X rocket flying. They got to within two-and-a-half minutes of launching the rocket, but the weather interfered. Minor problems stalled the countdown earlier today. Officials are deciding whether to try again tomorrow morning. This is the first step in Nasa's effort to return astronauts to the moon. The experimental flight will last just two minutes. Parachutes will drop the first-stage booster into the Atlantic for recovery. Nasa expects to learn a lot, even if it's for another type of rocket. The White House is re-evaluating the human spaceflight programme. Space exploration United States guardian.co.uk...
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