In a wide-ranging release of information, ATK have announced what is their complete crew transportation system. With the previously announced Liberty launch vehicle as the foundation, the company have now revealed that their own crewed spacecraft will fly atop of the vehicle, with the MLAS launch abort system. Test flights are set to begin in 2014 from the Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA HQ appear to be closing in on a decision to combine the second and…
Ares I-X has launched on the second attempt at 11:30am Eastern, and although the First…
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The Ares V core stage team is currently evaluating a configuration change to the location…
