Liftoff! NASA's New Rocket Takes to the Sky in a Successful Test Flight

This morning, NASA's experimental Ares I-X rocket blasted off a Florida launch pad and roared through the atmosphere, successfully executing the first test flight of the rocket that may carry astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond once the space shuttle is retired. However, debate over the direction of NASA's manned space flight program means that the rocket's future is far from certain. The prototype rocket