Look What's Waiting At Kennedy Space Center

"For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in the Vehicle Assembly Building." (via twitpic)

Ares I is the crew launch vehicle for NASA's Constellation Program. The first suborbital flight test is slated for late 2009. Her sister ship, the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, is scheduled to enter service in 2018 and should be capable of lofting 188 tonnes into low earth orbit. That's a lot of Tang.

NASA's New Spacecraft: Ares and Orion