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Nasa launches rocket successfully Nasa launches rocket successfully
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The US space agency has launched a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing space shuttle.The US space agency has launched a prototype rocket designed to replace the ageing space shuttle.
The Ares 1-X launched on its second attempt, after Tuesday's planned lift-off was scrubbed due to bad weather. The Ares I-X launched on its second attempt, after Tuesday's planned lift-off was scrubbed due to bad weather.
The slender, 100m-tall Ares I-X vehicle will test technology crucial for the development of a manned craft that could return astronauts to the Moon.The slender, 100m-tall Ares I-X vehicle will test technology crucial for the development of a manned craft that could return astronauts to the Moon.
The craft is the first new launch vehicle that Nasa has designed and built in more than three decades.The craft is the first new launch vehicle that Nasa has designed and built in more than three decades.
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