Constellation

New Ares Construction “Towers” Over 39B

[/caption] Things are a-changing over at the Kennedy Space Center launch complex. The first lightning tower for the Ares rockets…

13 years ago

What About the Space Exploration Crisis? NASA Budget Could be Cut to Save Money

[/caption]There's no denying it, President-elect Barack Obama will have one of the toughest jobs in presidential history. The challenges the…

13 years ago

Constellation Development Pushes Ahead: Rocket Test Fire, Component Assembly

[/caption]Despite being the subject of some bad news of late, development of the Ares rocket system and Orion crew module…

13 years ago

Constellation Launch Abort System Successfully Tested (Again)

[/caption]When the Constellation Program is completed, we'll have a brand new generation of rocket design (Ares) and a hi-tech space…

13 years ago

More Ares I Development Problems: Is it Really That Bad?

[/caption]There's been a lot of bad news surrounding the development of the Constellation Program of late. We've had news of…

13 years ago

NASA Does Space-Age Archaeology, Uncovering Apollo Heatshields to Help with Orion

[/caption]NASA scientists currently working on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle had the rare opportunity to unpack a little piece of…

13 years ago

NASA is Making Preliminary Plans to Extend Shuttle Launches Beyond 2010

[/caption] According to an internal email, NASA staff have been instructed to initiate a study into extending the operational lifetime…

13 years ago

Ares V Rocket Could Crush Kennedy’s Crawlerway: No Funding to Upgrade

[/caption] There's a big problem with Kennedy Space Center playing host to the Constellation Program: The heavy-lift rocket, Ares V,…

13 years ago

NASA Releases Images and Video of Orion Failed Parachute Test

[/caption] As previously reported on the Universe Today, recent parachute test-drops for the Constellation Project have brought mixed results. The…

13 years ago

NASA to Install “Shock Absorbers” to Mitigate Thrust Oscillation

[/caption] NASA will add a system engineers equated to shock absorbers to Ares 1 rockets to reduce significant vibrations that…

13 years ago