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Crew Module, Launch Abort Sy …
Ares I-X simulated crew modu …
01/30/09
Description Ares I-X simulated crew module and launch abort system flight hardware arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This hardware will complete the nose of the rocket. Nearly 150 sensors on the hardware will measure aerodynamic pressure and temperature at the nose of the rocket and contribute to measurements of vehicle acceleration and angle of attack. The data will help NASA understand whether the design is safe and stable in flight, a question that must be answered before astronauts begin traveling into orbit and beyond. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
The Ares I-X launch abort sy …
01/30/09
Description The Ares I-X launch abort system (LAS) simulator joins rocket elements from NASA Glenn in the cavernous Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The 53-foot (16.15-meter) LAS, along with the crew module (CM) simulator will make up the nose of Ares I-X. The LAS and CM simulators were designed and built at NASA Langley Research Center. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
Ron Beard, of the NASA EDGE …
01/30/09
Description Ron Beard, of the NASA EDGE vodcast team takes a cell phone picture of the collected Ares I-X hardware. Keep an eye out for it on their FaceBook page... or maybe even in an upcoming show! Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Ares I-X Coming Together
Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Sp …
01/30/09
Description Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center the day the Ares I-X crew module and launch abort system simulators arrived from NASA Langley. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 01/30/09
Constellation Quarterly Repo …
Included in the production: …
Description Included in the production: Delivery of Ares 1-X rocket segments to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and assembly of that vehicle, preparation of launch pad 39B for the Ares 1-X flight test, time lapse construction of the Lightning Protection System surrounding the launch pad, construction of the Orion Ground Test Article in Louisiana, Orion Post-Landing Recovery Test (PORT) with a full-scale Orion mockup in the ocean off the coast of Florida, a preview of the Pad Abort 1 test with the latest on the Launch Abort System and its components, a look at the Launch Complex at the White Sands Missile Range including the Gantry Steel structure, parachute tests at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona and other hardware processing. The production also features animations and descriptions of the Ares I launch vehicle, Ares 1-X, Launch Abort System and the Orion spacecraft.
Ares 3 Year Progress Video
NASA's Ares Projects began w …
12/17/2008
Description NASA's Ares Projects began work in 2005 towards building a new human-rated launch system to take astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time in more than three decades. Since its inception, the Ares team have made tremendous stride towards the first flight of the Ares vehicles. This video documents the progress made on all aspects of the Ares I crew launch vehicle, as well as towards the Ares I-X test flight scheduled for 2009 and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, which will begin its flights late next decade. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 12/17/2008
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
11/7/2008
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public Nov 7th, 2008, includes progress updates on: - Stage Seperation Wind Tunnel testing -Ares I-X Ground Wind Loads Testing -Ares V Wind Tunnel testing -Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring -Shell Buckling Knockdown Test Articles -Robotic Weld Tool Delivery MAF -Roll Control System Valves and Electronics -Ares I-X Roll Controll Assembly and Testing -Ullage Settling Motor Test -J-2X Powerpack Disassembly -Workhorse Gas Generator Testing -J-2X Valve Actuator Development. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 11/7/2008
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
3/5/2009
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public Mar 4th, 2009, includes progress updates on: -Ares I Wind Tunnel testing -Casting of the first stage Demonstration Motor 1 -First stage and Ares I-X avionics manufacturing -Roll Control System Thruster Testing -Ares I-X Roll Control Hardware Assembly and Shipment -Workhorse Gas Generator Testing -Test Stand A-3 Construction Progress. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 3/5/2009
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
6/1/09
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public June 1, 2009, includes progress updates on: -Dynamic Test Stand modifications -First stage main parachute cluster drop testing -Upper stage manufacturing facilities and tooling -Chemical steam generator testing -Test Stand A-3 Construction Progress
Date 6/1/09
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
8/7/2006
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in August 2006, includes progress updates on: - Wind tunnel testing. - Launch abort simulation models. - Fabrication fo test flight hardware. - Upper stage manufacturing simulations. - Friction stir welding techniques. - Integrated power head demonstrator. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 8/7/2006
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
10/2/2006
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in October 2006, includes progress updates on: - Truncated model testing. - New nozzle hardware. - Ares I-X aft skirt and upper stage fabrication. - First stage pilot parachute testing. - J-2X power pack assembly. - Final SSME test prior to Ares handover. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 10/2/2006
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
1/1/2007
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in January 2007, includes progress updates on: - System Requirements Review - Launch Abort System - Test flight avionics - Wind tunnel testing - Solid rocket motor development and test firing - Ares I instrument unit mock-up - Test Stand A-1 handoff. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 1/1/2007
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
5/7/2007
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in May 2007, includes progress updates on: - The Ares Systems Integration Laboratory. - New solid rocket motor insulation. - Engine injector testing. - Confidence panel fabrication. - Ares I-X Peacekeeper engine tests. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares
Date 5/7/2007
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
8/6/2007
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in August 2007, includes progress updates on: - Ares at Team America Rocketry Challenge. - Solid rocket motor firing. - Confidence panel testing. - First stage nozzle actuator. - Ares I-X Peacekeeper engine tests. - Friction stir weld tool assembly. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 8/6/2007
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
10/1/2007
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public in October 2007, includes progress updates on: - Stage separation wind tunnel testing. - System Definition Review (SDR). - Upper stage barrel panel fabrication. - Groundbreaking at Test Stand A3. - J-2X materials testing. - Ares at Wired NextFest 2007. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 10/1/2007
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
1/7/2008
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public January 31, 2008, includes progress updates on: - Ares wind tunnel testing. - First stage parachute systems. - Solid rocket motor tests. - Ares I-X ascent thrust vector controls. - Development of the first stage nozzle. - Insulation for the first stage motor. - Fabrication of upper stage tank domes. - Construction progress on Stennis Space Center's new A-3 Test Stand. - J-2X engine powerpack testing. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 1/7/2008
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
5/5/2008
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public May 9, 2008, includes progress updates on: - Ares wind tunnel testing. - Renovation of MSFC's Dynamic Test Stand. - Ares I-X frustum fabrication. - First stage propellant installation process. - Fabrication of upper stage tank domes. - MSFC's Prototype Manufacturing Facility. - J-2X engine powerpack testing. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 5/5/2008
Ares Quarterly Progress Repo …
This Ares Quarterly Progress …
7/7/2008
Description This Ares Quarterly Progress Report, originally released to the public July 23, 2008, includes progress updates on: - Ares wind tunnel testing. - Demonstration Motor 1 fabrication. - First stage propellant installation process. - MSFC's Prototype Manufacturing Facility. - J-2X engine powerpack and gas generator testing. For a closed-captioned version of the video, please visit us on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/ares.
Date 7/7/2008
Dawn of a New Era
The rosy dawn sky over NASA' …
2/16/09
Description The rosy dawn sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center reveals the newly erected lightning towers on Launch Pad 39B. The two towers at left contain the lightning mast on top, the one at right does not. At center are the fixed and rotating service structures that have served the Space Shuttle Program. The new lightning protection system is being built for the Constellation Program and Ares/Orion launches. Each of the towers is 500 feet tall with an additional 100-foot fiberglass mast atop supporting a wire catenary system. This improved lightning protection system allows for the taller height of the Ares I rocket compared to the space shuttle. Pad 39B will be the site of the first Ares vehicle launch, including the Ares I-X test flight that is targeted for July 2009. Image credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs Feb. 13, 2009
Date 2/16/09
Ares I Taking Shape
In high bay 4 of the Vehicle …
3/3/09
Description In high bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane moves the Ares I-X crew module simulator toward a stand at right, amid other Ares I-X segments stacked around the floor of the bay. </br></br> Ares I-X is the test flight for the Ares I. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with Ares I. The launch of the 327-foot-tall, full-scale Ares I-X, targeted for July 2009, will be the first in a series of unpiloted rocket launches from Kennedy. When fully developed, the 16-foot diameter crew module will furnish living space and reentry protection for the astronauts. </br> </br> Image credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs</br> Feb. 25, 2009
Date 3/3/09
Ares Training
The Florida East Coast Railw …
3/23/09
Description The Florida East Coast Railway train arrives at the Jay Jay Rail Yard with the booster segments for the Ares I-X test rocket for interchange with the NASA Railroad (left). The four reusable motor segments and the nozzle exit cone, manufactured by the Ares I first-stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, departed Utah March 12 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility for final processing and integration. The booster used for the Ares I-X launch is being modified by adding new forward structures and a fifth segment simulator. The motor is the final hardware needed for the rocket's upcoming test flight this summer. The stacking operations are scheduled to begin in the Vehicle Assembly Building in April. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 19, 2009
Date 3/23/09
Raising Old Glory
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil …
8/13/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane lifts the Ares I-X Super Stack 4 with the United States flag on it. The stack will be moved to High Bay 3 for integration with Super Stack 3. Five super stacks make up the upper stage that will be integrated with the four-segment solid rocket booster first stage on the mobile launch platform. Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is part of the Constellation Program to return men to the moon and beyond. Image credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Aug. 11, 2009
Date 8/13/09
Standing Tall
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil …
8/17/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3, Super Stack 5 is secured to the Ares I-X segments already in place on the mobile launcher platform, completing assembly of the Ares I-X rocket. The 327-foot-tall rocket is one of the largest processed in the bay, rivaling the height of the Apollo Program's 364-foot-tall Saturn V. Five super stacks make up the rocket's upper stage that is integrated with the four-segment solid rocket booster first stage. Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is part of the Constellation Program to return men to the moon and beyond. The Ares I-X flight test is targeted for Oct. 31, pending formal NASA Headquarters approval. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis Aug. 13, 2009
Date 8/17/09
Getting Ready
The Ares I-X rocket stands t …
10/2/09
Description The Ares I-X rocket stands tall inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 25, 2009
Date 10/2/09
Inside Job
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil …
10/12/09
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician works on a platform mounted on the interior wall of the upper stage simulator of the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket. Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann Oct. 6, 2009
Date 10/12/09
Preparing for Flight
In the Vehicle Assembly Buil …
11/24/08
Description In the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, one of the Ares I-X upper stage simulator segments bears the NASA insignia. The upper stage simulator will be used in the test flight identified as Ares I-X in 2009. Image credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs Nov. 21, 2008
Date 11/24/08
Ares Lift
Hardware is being fabricated …
12/1/08
Description Hardware is being fabricated at NASA Langley prior to airlifting to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for flight test next year. Pictured is a major element of the Ares I-X Crew Module/Launch Abort System simulator. The elements will simulate the topmost parts of the Ares I-X, the rocket designed to demonstrate technologies for NASA's next generation of crewed spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 12/1/08
Crew Module, Launch Abort Sy …
NASA is a step closer to the …
1/26/09
Description NASA is a step closer to the first flight test of its back-to-the-moon rocket design with the completion of key Ares I-X rocket hardware elements at NASA's Langley Research Center, in Hampton, Va. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 1/26/09
Ares I Testing
Wind tunnel manager Frank Qu …
9/18/09
Description Wind tunnel manager Frank Quinto explains how a model of the NASA Ares I rocket will be tested in the 14 x 22 Foot Subsonic Tunnel. The test series will help confirm that the Ares I can safely withstand winds while sitting on the launch pad. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
Date 9/18/09
Rocket Welding
A worker grinds welds on an …
11/5/08
Description A worker grinds welds on an Ares I-X rocket segment being readied for shipment to Kennedy Space Center in September for a test launch next year. NASA's Glenn Research Center is designing and manufacturing several components of the test rocket, including the upper stage mass simulator and the service module and spacecraft adapter simulators. Photographer: Marvin Smith (Wyle)
Date 11/5/08
Ares 1-X Ballast Installatio …
Ares 1-X Ballast Installatio …
1/16/09
Description Ares 1-X Ballast Installation
Date 1/16/09
'Rocket Top' Hardware for Ar …
NASA is a step closer to the …
1/28/09
Description NASA is a step closer to the first test flight of the rocket that will send humans on their way to the moon as part of the agency's Constellation Program. The simulated crew module and launch abort system, whcih will complete the nose of the Ares 1-X rocket, arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Jan. 28. The flight will be an important step towards verifying analysis tools and techniques needed to develop Ares 1, NASA's new crew launch vehicle.
Date 1/28/09
Ares 1-X Window Decal Instal …
Ares 1-X Window Decal Instal …
2/10/09
Description Ares 1-X Window Decal Installation
Date 2/10/09
NASA Ares 1-X Parachutes Pac …
In the Parachute Refurbishme …
2/12/09
Description In the Parachute Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, senior aero composite technicians pack a colorful main parachute for use on the Ares 1-X rocket test flight. To understand the colossal size of the Ares chutes, imagine a cluster of three brightly colored canopies that cover more than two acres and are 325 feet long from end-to-end. Kevlar makes these new parachutes stronger and lighter than their nylon predecessors. Although the cute is bigger, it still fits into the same-sized container and weighs less. The Ares 1-X launch is targeted for July 2009 from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39B and will provide an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares 1 rocket.
Date 2/12/09
Ares 1-X Crew Service Module …
Ares 1-X Crew Service Module …
2/16/09
Description Ares 1-X Crew Service Module Fit Check
Date 2/16/09
Ares 1-X 5SS Center Move to …
Ares 1-X 5SS Center Move to …
2/19/09
Description Ares 1-X 5SS Center Move to VAB
Date 2/19/09
Final Newly Manufactured Seg …
The final newly manufactured …
2/20/09
Description The final newly manufactured segment specifically designed for Ares 1-X test rocket, the frustum, arrived at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Assembly and Refurbishment Facility on Friday. Looking somewhat like a giant funnel, the frustum's major function is to transition the primary flight loads from the upper stage to the first stage. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long frustum is composed of two aluminum rings that are attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet, and the small diameter is 12 feet. The thickness of the cone is 1 1/4 inches. Ares 1-X is the test vehicle for Ares 1, which is part of the Constellation Program to return astronauts to the moon and beyond. Ares 1-X is targeted for launch in July 2009.
Date 2/20/09
Ares 1-X Crew Module Demate …
Ares 1-X Crew Module Demate …
2/25/09
Description Ares 1-X Crew Module Demate from Service Module
Date 2/25/09
Ares 1-X 5SS Forward Mate to …
Ares 1-X 5SS Forward Mate to …
3/5/09
Description Ares 1-X 5SS Forward Mate to Center
Date 3/5/09
Ares 1-X Media Tour
Ares 1-X Media Tour
3/9/09
Description Ares 1-X Media Tour
Date 3/9/09
NASA's Ares 1-X Rocket Boost …
On March 19, five railroad c …
3/19/09
Description On March 19, five railroad cars containing four reusable solid rocket booster segments and the nozzle exit cone for the Ares 1-X test rocket were assembled at Kennedy's Wilson Yard by the NASA Railroad for delivery to a rail siding within the secured area of Kennedy Space Center. The first segment was then delivered to Kennedy's Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at Launch Complex 39 in preparation for prelaunch processing. On March 26, the rail car cover was removed and a post-arrival quality inspection of the internal propellant grain was performed by NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc, or ATK, engineers, and technicians. The booster segments for the Ares 1-X launch are manufactured by first stage prime contractor ATK.
Date 3/19/09
Final Hardware for Test of N …
The four reusable solid rock …
3/20/09
Description The four reusable solid rocket booster segments and the nozzle exit cone for the Ares 1-X rocket were delivered March 19 by the Florida East Coast Railway o the Jay Jay interchange with the NASA Railroad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. This is the final hardware needed for the Ares 1-X's upcoming test flight this summer. It is manufactured by the Ares 1-X first stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc, or ATK. The train departed Utah March 13 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. Accompanying the train upon arrival were managers from ATK and NASA. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at Complex 39 for prelaunch processing.
Date 3/20/09
Final Hardware for Test of N …
The four reusable solid rock …
3/20/09
Description The four reusable solid rocket booster segments and the nozzle exit cone for the Ares 1-X rocket were delivered March 19 by the Florida East Coast Railway o the Jay Jay interchange with the NASA Railroad at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. This is the final hardware needed for the Ares 1-X's upcoming test flight this summer. It is manufactured by the Ares 1-X first stage prime contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc, or ATK. The train departed Utah March 13 on the seven-day, cross-country trip to Florida. Accompanying the train upon arrival were managers from ATK and NASA. The segments will be delivered to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at Complex 39 for prelaunch processing.
Date 3/20/09
Ares 1-X Aft Skirt Move to T …
Ares 1-X Aft Skirt Move to T …
3/31/09
Description Ares 1-X Aft Skirt Move to Test Building
Date 3/31/09
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