NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket
Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:42
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket that will launch astronauts aboard the Orion crew capsule on missions to the International Space Station and to the moon by 2020.