A report from Ares I-X’s Chief Engineer has called for the strengthening of the vehicle’s hardware, due to the red risks associated with Thrust Oscillation near the end of first stage burn – which is also threatening the vehicle’s Flight Termination System (FTS) components.
The vehicle is also requiring mitigation of other multiple issues and concerns – found during the vehicle’s Critical Design Review (CDR) Phase II meeting, though launch remains on track for the Spring of 2009.
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…
Captain Eugene (Gene) Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has called for…
Constellation manager Jeff Hanley has addressed his workforce with a wide-ranging e-mail that overviewed the…
The mammoth Ares V is continuing to grow – on paper at least – to…
As the Constellation Program prepare to update the media on the current status of Ares…
Orion’s next key milestone, the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), has been delayed to November 21…
A trade study has begun on three leading candidates to mitigate Ares I’s Thrust Oscillation…
Engineers are continuing to work through additional solutions for the overweight Orion, as the vehicle…
One of the top “RED” concerns for Ares I – Thrust Oscillation – has received…
As Orion and Ares progress towards PDR (Preliminary Design Review) and the next phase of…
Following a NASA Constellation budget review – which found the program has a short term…
With 2008 being a crucial year for the development of the Ares and Orion vehicles,…
NASA Constellation and Lockheed Martin have deleted the airbag landing system from the next Orion…
