NASA's test of Ares 1-X a success

Brilliant launch, on track through to separation.

Loss of telemetry signal after separation, apparently successful splash-downs of upper and lower stages.

See also: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=907961

It's pretty brave to stream these things live - it makes it tough to put positive spin on anything going wrong.

Mission page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/ares/flightt...

Congrats all around on a beautiful launch!