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Monster Rocket To Travel to Mars

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:35 AM ET | 0

After a year of occasionally public wrangling with Congress, the Obama Administration on Wednesday unveiled its plan for a new NASA rocket intended to fly astronauts and cargo to Mars. Read more

A Rocket Called 'Liberty' Rises From Ares' Ashes

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Feb 8, 2011 11:53 PM ET | 0

Through a US-Europe rocket manufacturer partnership, could a launch vehicle with a strong likeness to the Ares I soon be carrying astronauts to the space station? Read more

Stealth Funding for NASA's Constellation

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Jul 29, 2010 01:07 PM ET | 0

A provision in a bill passed by Congress this week that allots $59 billion to amp-up the war in Afghanistan contains orders for NASA to not cancel any contracts in its embattled Constellation moon program. Read more

Stealth Funding for NASA's Constellation

New Plan For NASA Keeps Shuttles On The Job (For Now)

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Jul 15, 2010 04:14 PM ET | 0

A NASA oversight committee has unanimously passed a plan to postpone the space shuttles' retirement and build a new U.S. launch system while helping to develop commercial space taxis. Read more

New Plan For NASA Keeps Shuttles On The Job (For Now)

Obama’s Vision for NASA Bolsters Space Science

Posted by Ray Villard Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:53 PM ET | 0

President Obama’s new direction for NASA will help us better pursue fundamental questions about the universe: are we alone? Can we avert lethal space debris? Read more

Obama Backtracks on NASA Capsule

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Apr 13, 2010 09:23 PM ET | 0

Amid growing concern for the future of NASA's human spaceflight plans, the White House has announced a possible reprieve for the Constellation's Orion capsule. Read more

Aldrin: 'Mars is the Next Frontier for Humankind'

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 1, 2010 04:04 PM ET | 0

Buzz Aldrin fields questions at a Hollywood premier in 2008. Today he has issued a public statement on the realities of spaceflight (Ian O'Neill) This certainly isn't a surprise, considering Buzz Aldrin has been advocating manned missions to... Read more

Aldrin: 'Mars is the Next Frontier for Humankind'

Is Human Spaceflight Running Out of Time?

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Feb 1, 2010 12:54 PM ET | 0

Not under construction: The Ares I will likely be sidelined (NASA) Now the rocket booster smoke is clearing, it's becoming clear that NASA's direction for manned space exploration has been re-routed. The much feared "5-year gap" between the Shuttle... Read more

Is Human Spaceflight Running Out of Time?

Return to Moon Plan Scrapped

Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 08:58 AM ET | 0

The Obama Administration cites tough economic times and places more emphasis on boosting private space travel. Read more

NASA Former Administrator Weighs in on Obama No-Moon Plan

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:07 AM ET | 0

Officials from NASA have been namelessly warning that NASA should expect some radical changes when the president's budget is released on Monday. In a nutshell: forget the moon, get ready to help commercial companies develop spaceships to fly people... Read more

NASA Former Administrator Weighs in on Obama No-Moon Plan

After Space Shuttle, Who’ll Have a Ticket to Ride?

Posted by Ray Villard Sat Nov 21, 2009 01:10 PM ET | 0

The simmering debate over the future direction of our nation's human space flight program hit even more air turbulence over the past couple weeks. On the cusp of the Augustine Report on NASA's future space flight plans (that was delivered ... Read more

After Space Shuttle, Who’ll Have a Ticket to Ride?

Ares Test Rocket Dented During Splashdown

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Oct 29, 2009 07:04 PM ET | 0

NASA doesn't yet know why its Ares 1-X test rocket was dented upon splashdown in the Atlantic following what appeared to be a flawless two-minute demonstration flight on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When divers arrived to ... Read more

NASA's Ares Flies; Commercial Falcon Follows

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Oct 29, 2009 03:00 PM ET | 0

Following NASA's successful test flight of its new Ares rocket, a commercial company will attempt to demonstrate it too has the right stuff to launch astronauts into orbit. Read more

Ares I-X Goes Transonic : Big Pic

Posted Wed Oct 28, 2009 07:10 PM ET | 0

The new Ares-I test vehicle appeared to perform a perfect launch until the first stage of the rocket separated. However, 40 seconds into the Ares I-X flight, a strange cloud appeared around the vehicle. What was it? Read more

Can You Say Triboelectrification?

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Oct 28, 2009 09:40 AM ET | 0

NASA’s demo moon rocket remains on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center this morning, but the 50-member team overseeing the countdown is sure getting a workout. In addition to the usual weather issues, there’s a new prohibition about ... Read more