USA ARES I - X Test Rocket At Kennedy Space Center FloridaA view looking down from the 25 th . floor of the VAB at ARES I - X NASA ' s latest test rocket sits on the mobil launch platform in high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building ( VAB ) , Kennedy Space Center , Cape Canaveral , Florida , USA , 05 October 2009 . The ARES I - X stands 327 feet and is the proposed rocket of the next generation of space travel vehicles with a scheduled test launch date of 27 October 2009 . The Space shuttle stands only 186 feet about half the hight of the Ares 1 - X . The flight test will provide NASA with an opportunity to test and prove flight characteristics , hardware , facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I - X . EPA / GARY I ROTHSTEIN < 실시간 뉴스 가 당신 의 손안 으로 . . 연합뉴스 폰 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >