Ares I Aerodynamic Testing at the Boeing Polysonic Wind Tunnel

Notice to Reviewers The Ares I launch vehicle, including its predicted performa nce and certain other features and characteristics, have been defined by the U.S. Government to be Sensitive But Un classified (SBU). Information deemed to be SBU requires special protection and may not be disclosed to an in ternational audience, such as the audience sure to be present at the 2011 Aerospace Sciences Meeting. To comply wi th SBU restrictions, details have been removed from some plots and figures in this abstract. It is the opinion of th e authors that despite these alterations, there is no loss of meaningful technical content. Analytical methodologie s and capabilities are discussed; significant and interesti ng technical results are obvious and still present; and meanin gful conclusions are still present.