HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — NASA has taken a major step toward building the nation’s next generation launch vehicle with Wednesday’s successful completion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review.

NASA has run into some problems with the design of its new Ares 1 launch vehicle – problems that could affect its ability (as designed) to safely launch its human cargo into space. The Ares 1 and the ...

WASHINGTON — NASA will host a teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT, to discuss the conclusion of the Ares I rocket preliminary design review. The review, conducted at NASA’s ...

According to NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Public Affairs at NASA Headquarters: “the Ares I first stage PDR has been moved to late summer or early fall of 2008 in order to better ...