The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) have concluded their manifest meeting by realigning the 2009 shuttle schedule. The preliminary schedule changes – which calls for five shuttle missions – were called for after the delay to STS-125’s mission to Hubble. As a result of the meeting, Ares I-X is likely to be delayed until October, 09.
Documentation related to Ares I’s Lift Off Drift Curve issue has highlighted concerns with the…
Lockheed Martin’s design efforts on the Orion vehicle are being hindered by Ares I driven…
Ares I engineers have created a “Plan A” option – which combines three mitigation techniques…
A report from Ares I-X’s Chief Engineer has called for the strengthening of the vehicle’s…
Engineers tackling one of the biggest issues with Ares I, namely Thrust Oscillation, are understood…
The design work on the Ares I Emergency Escape System (EES) Rollercoaster is starting to…
Constellation engineers are continuing work on an extension to the Ares I First Stage nozzle,…
A trade study has begun on three leading candidates to mitigate Ares I’s Thrust Oscillation…
One of the top “RED” concerns for Ares I – Thrust Oscillation – has received…
NASA Constellation (CxP) has completed the two-week Integrated Stack (IS) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), which…
Marshall Space Flight Center’s Ares I First Stage Element Manager Alex Priskos has spoken to…
The Rollercoaster Emergency Escape System (EES) will now be a fixed, permanent structure at launch…
NASA have awarded the lucrative Ares I Upper Stage contract to a team led by…
Ivey Construction of Merritt Island, Florida, have won a $28m contract to build the three…
Team Ares, a collaboration between ATK, Lockheed Martin, and Pratt and Whitney, is hard at…
ATK’s static fire test of a NASA Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) – to provide…
Following the announcement of Boeing’s team that will compete for the Ares I Upper Stage…
NASA has published its Request For Proposals (RFP) to potential contractors, ahead of the construction…
NASA Constellation have decided to increase the propellant capacity of the Ares I Upper Stage…
