News tagged with ares

Final Piece Of NASA's Next-Generation Rocket Heads To Launch Site

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The final pieces of the Ares I-X flight test rocket left the Alliant Tech Systems manufacturing facility in Promontory, Utah, Thursday and began a 2,917-mile journey to its launch site at ...

NASA's Ares I Rocket First Stage Igniter Successfully Tested

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor.

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 02, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

Test in Development of NASA's New Crew Rocket is Successful

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of NASA's next-generation crew launch vehicle, the Ares I rocket, took another step forward Thursday as Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, successfully tested a critical piece. ATK ...

Pieces Coming Together for First Test Launch of NASA's New Spacecraft

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 22, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is using powerful computers and software programs to design the rocket that will carry crew and cargo to space after the space shuttle retires. But those computers will have their work ...

Giant Rockets Could Revolutionize Astronomy

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jan 14, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 2

In the game of astronomy, size matters. To get crisp, clear images of things billions of light years away, a telescope needs to be big.

NASA's New High-Performance Engine for Ares Rocket Passes Review

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 14, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's newest high-performance rocket engine, the J-2X, successfully completed its critical design review Thursday at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

First Rocket Parts Of NASA's New Launch System Arrive In Florida

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 04, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agency's next-generation launch system. The test flight ...

Building a New Rocket for the Nation

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 17, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (12) | 1

The Ares I rocket, America's next flagship in space, is now in development by NASA and its industry partners, and soon will carry human explorers and new missions of discovery to the moon and beyond. And thousands ...

NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 12, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (9) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket ...

NASA's Ares I Rocket Passes Review, Takes Giant Leap Toward Reality

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 11, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation's next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday's successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

NASA Successfully Tests Parachute for Ares Rocket

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 25, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and industry engineers have successfully completed the first drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The drogue parachute is designed to slow the rapid descent of the spent first-stage ...