Sept 18, 2009

Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 amber n philman@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 44-09

MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW NASA'S RENOVATED FIRING ROOM FOR ARES I-X

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- NASA will host a ceremony to officially turn over the Launch Control Center's Firing Room 1 from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program on Sept 25 at 10 a m EDT at the Kennedy Space Center The room has undergone demolition, construction and been outfitted with consoles for the upcoming Ares I-X rocket flight test targeted for launch on Oct 31

As the center of launch operations at Kennedy since the Apollo Program, the Launch Control Center, or LCC, has played a central role in NASA's human spaceflight programs Firing Room 1 was the first operational firing room constructed

From this room, controllers launched the first Saturn V, the first crewed flight of Saturn V, the first crewed mission to the moon and the first space shuttle Firing Room 1 will continue this tradition of firsts when controllers launch the Constellation Program's first flight test Also, this firing room will be the center of operations for the upcoming Ares I and Orion operations

U S reporters without permanent Kennedy credentials must apply online by 12 p m on Sept 24 at:

https://media ksc nasa gov

Media representatives planning to attend must arrive at Kennedy's news center by 9 a m , Sept 25, for transportation to the ceremony

To follow Ares I-X processing on Twitter, visit:

http://www twitter com/NASA_Ares_I_X

For more information about Ares I-X and NASA's next-generation spacecraft, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ares

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