NASA Constellation Program Update Coming On Wednesday
NASA Ames Research Center will host a news briefing at 1 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, to provide updates on NASA’s Constellation Program.
Constellation is developing the Orion spacecraft and Ares rockets to support an American return to the moon by 2020. The Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts to the International Space Station by 2015, and support missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
NASA Ames leads the Orion Thermal Protection System Advanced Development Project that is producing a heat shield to protect Orion during its return from low-Earth orbit or the moon. Read more
