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New Moon Rocket Damaged in Test Flight, NASA Says
• SpaceThe damage to the new Ares I-X rocket, which launched from Florida Wednesday on a short test flight, was spotted by a diving team sent to recover the booster's first stage. The first stage — a giant solid rocket booster — was dented near its base.
NASA spokesperson Amber Philman told SPACE.com that the space agency is still awaiting word on what may have caused the damage.
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Either the second stage struck it soon after separation or it buckled upon impact with the ocean.