IAC 2008: VIDEO – Ares V briefing

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2008, held in Glasgow, Scotland last week NASA’s Ares V integration manager Stephen Creech gave a briefing on the 3 October about the new heavy lift rocket, Ares V cargo launch vehicle Tomorrow I will post a...

IAC 2008: VIDEO – Ares I-X briefing

At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2008, held in Glasgow, Scotland, last week NASA’s deputy mission manager for its Ares I-X test flight Stephan (pronounced Stephen not Stef-an) Davis gave a briefing on the work underway to fly the representative...

Ares I Electric TVC dreams

On 5 August NASA released a pre-solicitation synopsis for a Request for Proposal (RFP) for its Ares [I crew launch vehicle solid rocket booster (SRB) first-stage] electric thrust vector control (TVC) prototype risk reduction system requirement – more easily...