NASA UPDATE: The rocket is ready - the weather... not so much....

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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flighttests/aresIx/index.html

Launch Team Aims for Second Try Tomorrow
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:44:41 AM EDT


The Ares I-X launch team is preparing for a 24-hour turnaround, targeting 8 a.m. on Wednesday as liftoff time for the Ares I-X flight test vehicle.

Tuesday's attempt was plagued by weather issues, even though the vehicle itself was ready to fly. After multiple attempts to reset to new launch times during the 4-hour window, the final scrub came when the weather did not improve as the end of the window neared. Tomorrow's weather improves somewhat, with a 40 percent "no-go."

Wednesday's attempt will have the same 4-hour window that ends at noon, and live coverage will also begin again at 5 a.m. EDT.

OP NOTE: Because this flight is suborbital the launch time doesn't really slip like it would for a normal orbital flight - the main goal is for them to have as much daylight and good weather as possible for launching.