The towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket is reflected in a lagoon as it moves towards launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida October 20, 2009. The rocket is scheduled for an unmanned test flight on October 27. The vehicle is considered to be the next step in replacing the aging space shuttle fleet. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

The towering 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket is reflected in a lagoon as it moves towards launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida October 20, 2009. The rocket is scheduled for an unmanned test flight on October 27. The vehicle is considered to be the next step in replacing the aging space shuttle fleet.

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  1. In a photo provided by NASA, guests watch from the terrace of the Operations Support Building II as space shuttle Endeavour launches from pad 39A on the STS-130 mission early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour and its crew will deliver to the International Space Station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. The mission will feature three spacewalks.
  2. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space shuttle Endeavour stands on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour will make its second launch attempt early Monday morning after being scrubbed Sunday because of low clouds. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 7: Photographers wait as Low clouds hanging over the Kennedy Space Center will prevented the space shuttle Endeavour from launching today on its mission to the International Space Station. Another try will come Monday at 4:14 a.m. EST from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station is Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  4. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts and mission specialists leave the Operations and Check Out Building while traveling out to launch pad 39A hours before launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts (L-R) mission specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Stephen Robinson, and Kathryn Hire, with pilot Terry Virts and Commander George Zamka prepare to travel out to launch pad 39A hours before launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: With the Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts on board, the 'Astro Van' travels out to launch pad 39A hours before launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts (L-R) mission specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson wave to members of the news media before traveling out to launch pad 39A hours before launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  8. This image provided by NASA shows NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, standing left, and other NASA mission managers monitoring the countdown of the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour and the start of the STS-130 mission from Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Center at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Sunday morning Feb. 7, 2010. Space shuttle Endeavour's launch attempt was scrubbed due to a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit:.
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: In this handout image provided by NASA, The space shuttle Endeavour is seen shortly after the rotating service structure is rolled back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  10. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: In this handout image provided by NASA, The space shuttle Endeavour is seen as strong winds inflate a windsock at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  11. A low angle view shows the interior of the International Space Station's Cupola in the Alenia Spazio clean room in Turin, Italy in this NASA handout photo taken in August, 2004. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. After launch, the shuttle is expected to deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. Picture taken August 2004.
  12. A computer generated scene gives the perspective of a crewmember looking through the Cupola on the International Space Station (ISS) with several of the Great Lakes helping to form the backdrop for the scene in this NASA handout image created on December 1994. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. After launch, the shuttle is expected to deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. Image created on December 1994.
  13. The STS-130 Endeavour crew (L-R), Nicholas Patrick, Commander George Zamka, Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire, Pilot Terry Virts and Stephen Robinson are pictured in this NASA handout photo taken August 4, 2009. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. After launch, the shuttle is expected to deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. Picture taken August 4, 2009.
  14. Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, an STS-130 crew mission specialist who will fly to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, is pictured in this NASA handout photo taken January 21, 2004. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. After launch, the shuttle is expected to deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. Picture taken January 21, 2004.
  15. Space Shuttle Endeavour Commander George Zamka, who will lead the STS-130 mission crew to the International Space Station, is pictured in this NASA handout photo taken November 28, 2006. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. After launch, the shuttle is expected to deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. Picture taken November 28, 2006.
  16. A slightly high-angle view of the International Space Station's Cupola in the Alenia Spazio clean room in Turin, Italy in this NASA handout photo taken in September 2004. After installation by Endeavour's STS-130 crew the Cupola's seven windows will enhance the robotic arm operator's situational awareness, supplementing camera and graphic views provided by the computer workstation. NASA's space shuttle Endeavour will blast off on February 7, 2010 on one of the last remaining shuttle missions, and the U.S. agency's chief said on Saturday the days of big American solo initiatives in space were over. Picture taken in September 2004.

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  1. In a photo provided by NASA, guests watch from the terrace of the Operations Support Building II as space shuttle Endeavour launches from pad 39A on the STS-130 mission early Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour and its crew will deliver to the International Space Station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. The mission will feature three spacewalks.
  2. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space shuttle Endeavour stands on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour will make its second launch attempt early Monday morning after being scrubbed Sunday because of low clouds. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 07: Space shuttle Endeavour stands on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 7, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour will make its second launch attempt early Monday morning after being scrubbed Sunday because of low clouds. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  4. This image provided by NASA shows NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, standing left, and other NASA mission managers monitoring the countdown of the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour and the start of the STS-130 mission from Firing Room Four of the Launch Control Center at NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Sunday morning Feb. 7, 2010. Space shuttle Endeavour's launch attempt was scrubbed due to a low cloud ceiling over Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit:.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: In this handout image provided by NASA, The space shuttle Endeavour is seen shortly after the rotating service structure is rolled back at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: In this handout image provided by NASA, The space shuttle Endeavour is seen as strong winds inflate a windsock at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station early Sunday morning. It will be Endeavour's 24th mission, the 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  10. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  11. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  12. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  13. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  14. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  15. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'
  16. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Former astronaut and NASA Director Charles Bolden holds a news conference on the eve of the launch of Space shuttle Endeavour at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 6, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A retired United States Marine Corps general, Bolden accepted responsibility for the way the Obama administration's NASA budget cuts were announced to employees of the space agency, saying, 'I screwed up.'

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