Constellation
NASA Administrator Orders Study of Heavy Lift Alternatives
[/caption] NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden has asked for an evaluation of alternative heavy lift rockets, including DIRECT’s Jupiter launch vehicle.…
Ares I-X at the Launchpad
[/caption] "The Stick" made it out to launchpad 39B without falling over. I have to admit, NASA's new rocket looked…
Build the Ares I-X in Less Than Six Minutes
Here is a very nifty time-lapse video of what it took to put together the Ares I-X test vehicle, which…
NASA, ATK Unleash Ares Engine in Test Firing
In an impressive show of the power and might of the new Ares rocket, NASA and ATK Space systems successfully…
Ares I-X Fully Stacked
[/caption] For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA's Vehicle Assembly…
Ares I-X Comes Together (and it is BIG)
[/caption] The Ares I-X rocket is being stacked on the Mobile Launch Platform in NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation…
Could Ares Be Axed?
[/caption] Members of the Augustine Panel reviewing NASA's future plans have asked the space agency to consider different approaches to…
NASA Tests Alternative Escape Pod
[/caption] While the Constellation program is undergoing design reviews, NASA conducted a successful test on an alternative abort system for…
Faster, Cheaper (and Better?) Way to the Moon
The word this morning from several NASA Twitterers is that the stacking of the new Ares I-X rocket for its…
NASA’s Shuttle Program Hands Over Launch Pad to Constellation
[/caption] It's the end of an era, as Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center has been officially handed over…