items tagged with Constellation Project
Preliminary result of Ares 1-X: 'rock-steady'
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-31 09:42:23
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-31 09:42:23
The Ares 1-X rocket, launched by NASA on its first test flight Wednesday, October 28, 2009, performed normally except for a parachute problem and performed even better than expected with respect to its thrust oscillations.
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NASA launches Ares 1-X on second try
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-28 10:35:48
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, NASA launched its first test rocket, the Ares 1-X, from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on the coast of Florida.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-28 10:35:48
On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, NASA launched its first test rocket, the Ares 1-X, from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on the coast of Florida.
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NASA scrubs Ares 1-X due to weather problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-27 10:33:42
At 11:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, NASA gave up trying to launch its first test flight of its new Ares 1-X rocket. The entire morning was besieged with adverse weather conditions, a ship in restricted waters, and a stuck probe cover.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-27 10:33:42
At 11:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, NASA gave up trying to launch its first test flight of its new Ares 1-X rocket. The entire morning was besieged with adverse weather conditions, a ship in restricted waters, and a stuck probe cover.
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NASA gives GO to first test flight of Ares 1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-24 10:33:51
NASA officials approved on Friday, October 23, 2009, the first test flight of its developmental Ares 1 rocket that will eventually take astronauts into space. The Ares 1-X test flight is scheduled to liftoff on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-24 10:33:51
NASA officials approved on Friday, October 23, 2009, the first test flight of its developmental Ares 1 rocket that will eventually take astronauts into space. The Ares 1-X test flight is scheduled to liftoff on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
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Ares I-X hoping to fly October 27
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-24 07:04:32
NASA announced on September 22, 2009, that the U.S. space agency will launch a test flight of the Ares I test rocket (Ares I-X) on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, as long as all checks and tests are verified beforehand.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-24 07:04:32
NASA announced on September 22, 2009, that the U.S. space agency will launch a test flight of the Ares I test rocket (Ares I-X) on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, as long as all checks and tests are verified beforehand.
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U.S. Moon exploration begins with LRO/LCROSS liftoff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-19 09:24:13
The NASA LRO/LCROSS mission lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, at 5:32 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009, for its robotic mission to the Moon. The lunar mission will collect more data about the Moon than any other previous mission, and it is the first U.S. unmanned lunar mission of the 21st century, leading to the NASA manned missions of the Constellation program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-19 09:24:13
The NASA LRO/LCROSS mission lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida, at 5:32 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 18, 2009, for its robotic mission to the Moon. The lunar mission will collect more data about the Moon than any other previous mission, and it is the first U.S. unmanned lunar mission of the 21st century, leading to the NASA manned missions of the Constellation program.
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NASA: Ares takes over Shuttle launch pad 39B
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-02 08:22:41
NASA announced on May 31, 2009, that its Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, has been transferred from the Shuttle Program to the new Constellation Program. Pad 39B will be readied for the first flight test of its new Ares I rocket, now scheduled for August 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-02 08:22:41
NASA announced on May 31, 2009, that its Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, has been transferred from the Shuttle Program to the new Constellation Program. Pad 39B will be readied for the first flight test of its new Ares I rocket, now scheduled for August 2009.
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U.S. authorizes $2.5B for 2011 shuttle operations
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-30 08:30:07
If NASA’s space shuttle fleet needs one more year to finish the International Space Station, leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have agreed to provide $2.5 billion to NASA for the one-year extension of the program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-30 08:30:07
If NASA’s space shuttle fleet needs one more year to finish the International Space Station, leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have agreed to provide $2.5 billion to NASA for the one-year extension of the program.
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Forty-year-old scoop helps future NASA exploration of Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-21 12:15:30
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-21 12:15:30
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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NASA tests new Moon equipment on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-15 10:30:59
In preparation for its new Constellation project to send astronauts back to the Moon, NASA tested lunar equipment at moon-like Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.A., Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-15 10:30:59
In preparation for its new Constellation project to send astronauts back to the Moon, NASA tested lunar equipment at moon-like Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.A., Earth.
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Oceaneering ready to suit up in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-13 11:34:13
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-13 11:34:13
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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First test of upper-stage Ares engine: Successful
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 10:44:45
NASA has completed its first series of tests for what will eventually be the J-2X engine, which will power the upper stage rocket for the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles for its new Constellation project.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-09 10:44:45
NASA has completed its first series of tests for what will eventually be the J-2X engine, which will power the upper stage rocket for the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles for its new Constellation project.
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Whether to extend life of space shuttles or not? Oh, well maybe?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-30 16:17:49
Some U.S. federal politicians are trying to extend the operational life of NASA’s space shuttle fleet past 2010. Others aren’t so sure it is the wisest thing to do. Oh, what do we do?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-30 16:17:49
Some U.S. federal politicians are trying to extend the operational life of NASA’s space shuttle fleet past 2010. Others aren’t so sure it is the wisest thing to do. Oh, what do we do?
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Sneak preview of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Future astronauts might say, “Houston, the Altair has landed!”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Boeing awarded NASA contract to build Ares 1 Instrument Unit Avionics ring
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Antarctica to test prototype NASA lunar habitat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 10:15:18
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending a prototype inflatable habitat to the cold, bleak and isolated Antarctica for a test under extreme conditions, similar to what it would face on the Moon as part of NASA’s new Constellation Project.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-19 10:15:18
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is sending a prototype inflatable habitat to the cold, bleak and isolated Antarctica for a test under extreme conditions, similar to what it would face on the Moon as part of NASA’s new Constellation Project.
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