News Source: Truthdig
| about 1 month ago
A version of the new craft is planned to replace the veteran space shuttle as America’s preferred method of getting off-planet.
News Source: The Christian Science Monitor
| about 1 month ago
Ares 1-X rocket vaulted into the history books Wednesday in a spectacular start to a human-spaceflight program facing an uncertain future...Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, during a post-launch press briefing...It’s the follow-on to the...
News Source: National Public Radio
| about 1 month ago
Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday morning, as officials tested out a rocket design that they hope will someday replace the aging space shuttles. The skinny, 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket blasted off at 11:30 a.m. Ares I rocket was loaded with over...
News Source: Russia Today
| about 1 month ago
Ares 1-X, finally blasted off after several delays over the past two days. It's the next generation of spacecraft, and is supposed to replace the space shuttle for trips to the International Space Station, exploration of the Moon, Mars and even...
News Source: NewKerala
| about 1 month ago
It carried a simulated crew module that separated from the rocket at about 40 km above the Atlantic Ocean before falling back to earth on a parachute. The rocket continued soaring to 46 km high into the atmosphere on its 369-second flight, touching...
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
Wednesday in its plans to return astronauts to the Moon by 2020 with the successful launch of a next generation space rocket. After several delays, the Ares I-X, the tallest rocket ever built, blasted off at 11:30 am (1530 GMT) from Cape Canaveral in...