On Wednesday, NASA began testing the Orion Launch Abort System at Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base.
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Archive for October 31, 2008
NASA Denies News Report that Ares I Is Doomed
NASA shot back Wednesday at reports suggesting the Ares 1 rocket is doomed to failure.
New NASA capsule Orion resembles Apollo
The agency unveils the test module for structural testing at Edwards Air Force Base. The capsule, designed to carry humans to the moon, looks a lot like the one that first did so four decades ago. NASA rolled out its next-generation space capsule here Wednesday, revealing a bulbous module that is scheduled to carry humans back to the moon in 2020 and eventually onward to Mars.
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NASA introduces new space travel vehicle – Orion
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE – America’s return journey to the moon requires a stop at the Mojave Desert outpost where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Photo Gallery: NASA’s Orion Project at Dryden Watch Video: NASA Orion Capsule
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NASA is assessing how to expedite Orion craft
NASA is assessing how it could accelerate by a year or more the maiden launch of the new Orion moonship, officials at the space agency disclosed Wednesday.
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NASA moon craft ready a year early?
NASA officials said Wednesday that it might be possible to try out its new moon rocket ship a year earlier than its current target date of 2015.
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NASA Denies News Report that Ares 1 Is Doomed
WASHINGTON — NASA shot back Wednesday at recent news reports suggesting the Ares 1 rocket in development for the past three years is doomed to failure.
NASA might speed up moonship’s launch
NASA officials said Wednesday it might be possible to try out its new moonship a year earlier than its current target date of 2015.
More Ares I Development Problems: Is it Really That Bad?
There’s been a lot of bad news surrounding the development of the Constellation Program of late. We’ve had news of general design flaws, rebelling NASA engineers, failed parachute tests, budget overruns, vibrational issues and job losses. Now we have a new one to add to the mix, the Ares I launch vehicle could bump into [...]