Constellation

Engineering, Budget Problems for NASA’s New Spacecraft

NASA has discovered a potentially dangerous problem with the first stage of the Ares 1 rocket that will launch the…

16 years ago

NASA Wants Your Opinion on the Lunar Lander

NASA's Constellation Program has released an announcement that they are looking for people to evaluate the design of the Altair…

16 years ago

Water or Land: The Orion Landing Choice

Work is progressing on designing the new Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the next generation of NASA spacecraft that will…

16 years ago

NASA is Building its Biggest Lightning Protection System

We've already learned that NASA is planning to build one of the world's largest roller coasters to help astronauts escape…

16 years ago

Inflatable Lunar Habitat to Be Tested in Antarctica

As humans prepare to return to the Moon, this time to stay, there are so many different technologies that need…

16 years ago

NASA Tests New Parachutes for Ares Spacecraft

This has been an exciting week for NASA's Constellation program -- the missions that will bring humans back to the…

16 years ago

Radical New Steering Thruster Tested

With the shuttle and station in the news these days, it's easy to forget there's a whole other space program…

16 years ago

First Look at the Orion Crew Module

I know it seems like we've had the space shuttle forever, and will have it forever, but the program will…

17 years ago

NASA is Building the Third Tallest Roller Coaster in the World, as an Escape System

Let's hope that nothing ever goes wrong while astronauts are preparing to launch on their Ares 1 rocket - the…

17 years ago