The Ares Rocket Launches

NASA's test called for the pencil-thin, extremely tall dummy version of the rocket to rise into the sky for just minutes before falling back to Earth.
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NASA's test called for the pencil-thin, extremely tall dummy version of the rocket to rise into the sky for just minutes before falling back to Earth.

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