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Aviation WeekConstellation Is Dead, But Pieces Live OnAviation Week... that NASA will go ahead with the first test early next year of a complete J-2X upper-stage rocket engine developed for the terminated Ares I crew launch ...
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NASASpaceflight.comA DIRECT handover – Movement leaders feel their work is completeNASASpaceflight.com... Ares vehicles – are ready to transition their movement, following the redirection of NASA's future by lawmakers, which calls for a Space Launch System ...
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Space Ref (press release)Inside the Firing Room with the Space Shuttle Launch DirectorSpace Ref (press release)Pad 39-B had been destined to serve as the launch pad for the Ares 1 booster rocket under Project Constellation. To accommodate Ares 1, NASA already ...and more »
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The Politics of Space Rocket Design at NASAAssociated ContentThat launch system was the Ares I, which was designed to take the Orion space craft to low Earth orbit, and the heavy lift Ares V, which would have taken an ...and more »
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Author of "The Nuclear Rocket", James Dewar joins us to discuss why we should consider moving away from chemical rockets and re-start development of nuclear rockets. Think radiation would be a huge issue? Think again! This is a completely different way of looking at space travel and a very fascinating interview. ;If you want even MORE technical information, pick up both of James' books at www.apogeebooks.com and check out our post-show interview that continued for another hour! Post shows are made available exclusively on Spacevidcast epic!
Shuttle's Final Countdown Pushed BackInformationWeekNASA said Thursday that it has pushed back the final launch of a shuttle until February. In what was to have been the final mission in space shuttle history ...and more »
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Visiting an Asteroid: What's the Point?Discovery NewsBefore the announcement that the Constellation Program was going to be scrapped, the Ares V and Ares I were those launch vehicles. ...and more »
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This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public June 24, 2010, includes progress updates on: -Drogue parachute drop tests -First stage avionics -Upper stage manufacturing facilities -J-2X nozzle assembly -J-2X subsystem component manufacturing For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at www.nasa.gov
Rob Bishop (UT-01) visits ATKs facility located in Promontory, Utah. ATK is among those likely to be hardest hit by President Obama's cancellation of the Constellation program and Ares rocket, NASA's program to develop the Space Shuttles successor. ATK is the prime contractor to design, develop, and produce the first-stage propulsion system for the Ares Crew Launch Vehicle. It is estimated that over 2000 Utahns employed by ATK will be negatively affected by the Presidents cancellation of Constellation. In addition to reducing the industrial base, the Presidents decision will drastically harm the USs national security and missile defense capabilities.
In just a matter of minutes, two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut will blast off for the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket is standing by at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. With me in the studio is space expert Yury Karash who can talk us through the launch, and our correspondent Egor Piskunov is in Baikonur.
Spaceflight NowThundering success for final shuttle booster ground firingSpaceflight Now"There is nothing that can be more exciting than a launch or a test. The smoke and fire is what we live for," said David Beaman, NASA's manager of the solid ...Final space shuttle booster test-firing ready to lightSpaceflight Nowall 209 news articles »
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What choices for the future of space exploration?St. Louis Globe-DemocratWith the cancellation of the Constellation Project with it's heavy lift vehicle Ares, planned to replace the Space Shuttle, and the Orion Crew Module that ...and more »
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After multiple delays, Ares IX makes its historic flight live on NASA EDGE! [part 2] Aired on 10/28/2009
Plain DealerLaTourette among House members trying to keep NASA's moon program alivePlain DealerAssociated Press fileThe launch of NASA's experimental Ares IX rocket last October was the first and last flight of ...and more »
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al.com (blog)We must choose to go to the moon, againStudent LifeWe must be in heaven, or utopia! i agree that scrapping the Ares V is a huge mistake, as was scrapping the Saturn V. We need a heavy lift launch vehicle. ...Remarks by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver at the 13th Annual FAA AST ...Mars Today (press release)all 116 news articles »
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DailyTechObama to Moon Base: Drop Dead!TG DailyNonetheless, as a lifelong space exploration enthusiast, this decision about Ares and Orion frightens and angers me. A history lesson … ...Goodnight, moon: What I learned from a space shuttleBetaNewsBolden: Florida should be home of private spaceflightSpaceflight NowBuzz Aldrin Backs Obama in Scrapping Moon ProgramMIT Technology Review (blog)Trek Todayall 160 news articles »
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ABC NewsNASA Chief Takes Blame for Budget BacklashSpace.comThe new NASA direction, if approved by Congress, would scrap plans for the Orion spaceships and Ares rockets that were envisioned to replace the agency's ...A shot in the darkArab TribuneSpace shuttle blasts off on last night flightThe Associated PressSpace Shuttle Blasts Off on Last Night FlightTIMEall 5,074 news articles »
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February 2, 2010 Astronaut Gene Cernan weighs in on Obama eliminating funds for manned lunar missions. Follow UFO Report on Twitter @ twitter.com Barack Obama to drop Nasa moon mission in budget cutbacks Reports say planned human flights to the moon and Mars likely to be ditched in effort to rein in US deficit Sam Jones and agencies guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 February 2010 - www.guardian.co.uk Nasa's plans to send a manned mission to the moon and launch the US into a bold new era of space exploration are likely to remain on the ground today when Barack Obama unveils his budget. The president wants to cut back or abandon 120 government programmes to help rein in the US deficit among them the funding of the US space administration as part of the $3.8tn (£2.4tn) budget. According to the Washington Post, Obama will seek to shelve the $81bn Constellation programme, which called for a return to the moon by 2020 and human landings on Mars by the middle of the century. The plans were laid out by his predecessor, George Bush, in 2004. The budget could also spell the end for Nasa's successor to the space shuttle, the Ares 1 rocket, which has already cost billions of dollars to develop. The government will instead call for $6bn to be spent over five years to develop a commercial craft to transport astronauts into orbit. Such a move would mark a sea change in how Nasa works, forcing it to rely on a private company to design and manufacture a spacecraft. Michael Griffin, a former Nasa ...
TPM (blog)A Look Back At Our Fascination With The MoonTPM (blog)But one of NASA's most famed programs received the full axe. As a part of the budget changes, the White House declared it would end NASA's $100 billion ...and more »
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NASA facing game-changing timesGood Gear GuideMoney is a problem especially when it comes to NASA's biggest expenditure: the Ares rocket. According to the GAO, NASA estimates that Ares I and Orion ...and more »
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This was an action packed press conference with programs getting slashed left and right. We show my reaction to some key points in the speech as well as the general reaction of Spacevidcasters around the world.What do you think of this new proposed path for NASA? Good? Bad? Something else completely? Join us live this Friday at 0200 UTC to chat in person right here on Spacevidcast.com!
msnbc.comPrivate spaceflight goes publicmsnbc.comNor was it the decision to cancel NASA's Ares 1 rocket development program. A prototype of the medium-lift launch vehicle went through a successful test ...Local aerospace sector could get boostLos Angeles Daily Newsall 2,109 news articles »
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Deseret News (blog)Keep America in SpaceDeseret News (blog)The latest news about human space exploration is that the Obama administration intends to cancel the Constellation program, which would have used the Ares I ...
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After multiple delays, Ares IX makes its historic flight live on NASA EDGE! [part 2] Aired on 10/28/2009
After multiple delays, Ares IX makes its historic flight live on NASA EDGE! [part 2] Aired on 10/28/2009
Chris, Blair, Franklin and Jacky cover the historic launch of Ares IX! [part 1] Aired on 10/28/2009
Chris, Blair, Franklin and Jacky cover the historic launch of Ares IX! [part 1] Aired on 10/28/2009
Chris, Blair, Franklin and Jacky cover the historic launch of Ares IX! [part 1] Aired on 10/28/2009
Chris, Blair, Franklin and Jacky cover the historic launch of Ares IX! [part 1] Aired live on 10/28/2009
ATK's Jim Halsell tells Miles O'Brien about the Ares IX flight and about some interesting video of the booster splashdown in the ocean. The live interview took place live on Spaceflight Now.com the day Atlantis launched on its STS 129 mission.
While the Ares IX was technically a success, there was a bit of damage to both the pad and solid rocket booster. ?According to nasaspaceflight.com's L2 section the vehicle actually was supposed to launch at a bit of an angle to help it clear the Fixed Service Structure or FSS. ?The known downside of this was a couple of seconds of the massively hot Ares first stage exhaust hitting the FSS. ?While we were speculating about the apparent angle at liftoff during our live coverage, that was in fact planned but did damage pad 39B in the process. nasaspaceflight.com L2 Resources: Ares IX SRB additional pictures of damage - forum.nasaspaceflight.com Launch Complex 39B additional pictures of damage - forum.nasaspaceflight.com Underwater SRB pictures - forum.nasaspaceflight.com
Miles O'Brien interviews ATK's Mike Bloomfield
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...2012: the first Ares I test with a first-stage, five-segment solid rocket booster and a live launch abort system. The rocket would have aerodynamically exact mockups of the second stage and Orion capsule. CAPE CANAVERAL — CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA is considering...
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A rocket, Ares 1-X, designed by NASA to replace their ageing space shuttles, blasts off from Florida on an unmanned two-minute test flight. For more news video by Current TV visit current.com
This is a compelation of footage of the Ares 1-X shot in my back yard on Merritt Island and coverage from the local news. The pictures of the Ares Rocket at the end were taken October 25, 2009 at the Kennedy Space Center.
Today (28-10-2009) the Ares IX's first test flight was completed successfully. I was watching all day today and yesterday (when it unfortunately didn't launch due to weather constraints), waiting to record the launch. Well, they got a shot at launching it at 1530GMT and the launch was just awesome. This video is footage from several camera's. The first part is the live portion, and the two segments after were shown during the replays. Enjoy!
Today (28-10-2009) the Ares IX's first test flight was completed successfully. I was watching all day today and yesterday (when it unfortunately didn't launch due to weather constraints), waiting to record the launch. Well, they got a shot at launching it at 1530GMT and the launch was just awesome. This video is footage from several camera's. The first part is the live portion, and the two segments after were shown during the replays. Enjoy!
NASA test launch of new rocket design, the ARES 1-X. October 28, 2009. Watch daily live webcam video and more clips from Don Browne - Florida on www.justin.tv
On board camera of NASA test launch of new rocket design, the ARES 1-X. October 28, 2009. Watch live video and more clips from Don Browne - Florida on www.justin.tv
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...and completed initial phase separation before successfully face-planting into the Pacific Ocean two minutes later. One NASA official on the live launch feed best summed it up in his post-launch comments to the ground crew: "That was friggin' fantastic. I've...
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This is the launch of the Ares IX Moon Rocket that took place on Wednesday Oct. 28 2009 at 11:30am ET, which was made available live by Livestream partners Spaceflight Now.
This is the launch of the Ares IX Moon Rocket that took place on Wednesday Oct. 28 2009 at 11:30am ET, which was made available live by Livestream partners Spaceflight Now.
From the live coverage on Nasa TV to the live coverage outside of our front door! Just another reason why I LOVE living in the Sunshine State -- I haven't missed a launch yet :)
The replay cameras from the Ares IX Launch. NOTE: Most of these cameras have no audio! - Captured Live on Ustream at www.ustream.tv
The replay cameras from the Ares IX Launch. NOTE: Most of these cameras have no audio! - Captured Live on Ustream at www.ustream.tv
The NASAEdge team is interviewing spectators at the Ares IX launch site to take the pulse of the public and ask them what they think of the launch. Here's what a couple of kids think.
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...event live. The readiness review comes a day after a presidential panel suggested NASA might be better off scrapping the Ares I rocket, which is being designed to launch astronauts after the shuttle is retired following six more flights. Click here to read...
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We cover space news for the week of October 11th to the 17th, 2009 in this live epicsode. We also talk a bit about cross contamination of planets.
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... Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X Launch Date: Oct. 27 Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Upcoming key milestones: - No earlier than Oct. 20 - Rollout to Launch Pad 39B targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT - Oct. 21 - Satellite live shot campaign at...
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Media Preview LCROSS and its Centaur rocket stage will hit near the lunar south pole in a search for water ice Live coverage of LCROSS Impact Event starts this morning 9 Oct 2009 at 3:15 am PDT or 6:15 am !!!! www.nasa.gov NASA still images; audio files; video; and computer files used in the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon data in any format, generally are not copyrighted. You may use NASA imagery, video, audio, and data files used for the rendition of 3-dimensional models for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits, computer graphical simulations and Internet Web pages. This general permission extends to personal Web pages.
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