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Science NASA Ares I rocket: major design review passes with flying colors
Science NASA Ares I rocket: major design review passes with flying colors | NASA Ares I rocket: major design review passes with flying colors |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Thursday, 11 September 2008 | |
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Science DiscussionsOn September 10, 2008, NASA made this announcement through the media release “NASA’s Ares I rocket passes review to reach critical milestone.” The preliminary design review is a critical step toward eventually launching, beginning in 2015, the Ares I rocket and the crewed Orion exploration vehicle into space. Over 1,100 NASA and contractor personnel from seven NASA field centers and associated aerospace companies were included in the review at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The review examined the current design for the Ares I launch vehicle to assure that the technical and management aspects of the rocket will meet the safety and reliability requirements as stated by NASA. Specifically, the review “ensures all components of the vehicle and supporting systems are designed to work together.” Rick Gilbrech, associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD, Washington, D.C.) stated, “This is a critical step for development of the Ares I rocket. Completing the preliminary design review of the integrated vehicle demonstrates our engineering design and development are on sound footing, and the Ares I design work is taking us another step closer to building America's next mode of space transportation." Over the past year, similar reviews have been conducted on all major parts of the Ares I rocket. One major aspect of the PDR is to assess potential risks in the project. The head of the Ares I rocket program at Marshall comments on the risks involved with the launch vehicle. Please see page two. |
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