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- fauxtank, on 06/12/2008, -2/+61Seems like an overly complicated way to attach a rocket to a boat, but whatever, I bet it's fast as hell.
- Herbigradus, on 06/12/2008, -2/+19Knowing that NASA is finally getting back on track with dependable heavy lift vehicles makes me a very happy person. I've always hated the Space Shuttle fleet, it always seemed like a wasteful sidetrack to me and I'm glad they will be retired by 2010. The Ares I is a much better system for delivering crew to space and can still carry just as much as the Space Shuttles could. The Ares V is just beautiful, especially with it's lift capacity of 286,000 pounds. Maybe we can finally get some real work done now.
- decromin, on 06/12/2008, -0/+14they've been doing it to the shuttles SRB's for nearly 30 years now, so I don't see it being a problem.
- Dylson, on 06/12/2008, -6/+19Did anyone else read this as First test flight of Area-51 Rocket (NASA CGI video)
- Tempest261, on 06/12/2008, -7/+19(I used to work on this thing) - It's no different than one of the solid rocket boosters on the shuttle. That's how we bring them in now. I think that's kind of the point that they're trying to make in this video- it's no different (it's reusable).
- killerbob2323, on 06/12/2008, -1/+13I'm sick of everyone comparing everything to Crysis!
- proliance, on 06/12/2008, -0/+10Some of us.
- katerpilar, on 06/12/2008, -0/+10and beyond™
- da_bradler, on 06/12/2008, -1/+10you guys don't understand his comment, he is implying that the desired result of the entire procedure was to finish constructing a rocket boat. thus it is funny and digg worthy
- Tempest261, on 06/12/2008, -1/+10Gotta love digg- burry me! Teach me to not give actual information next time.
Lets see how low I can go. Keep it up! - asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9I'm sold.. I'll buy 5.
- SifuMoKung, on 06/12/2008, -1/+9There's a thing called Google. By searching for "Ares rocket", I found these links for you.
http://www.space.com/news/060630_ares_rockets.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_I - MacEnvy, on 06/12/2008, -0/+8We have permanent bases in Antarctica buddy, most notably McMurdo Station. It has a max capacity of over 1200 people and is staffed 365 days a year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Station - inactive, on 06/12/2008, -1/+8needs moar HDR
- keptin, on 06/12/2008, -0/+7Project Constellation is really cool, they can use a specific Ares (I or V) launch vehicle based on mission demands. Using a more traditional rocket should be interesting in the wake left by the shuttle, I just wonder how they'll compare to the Falcon rockets produced by SpaceX.
- hexydes, on 06/12/2008, -0/+7Aw, don't digg the guy down. It's a legitimate question that I'm sure many people have. You look at metal that sits in the ocean, and it gets corroded.
Dugg for asking a perfectly legit question. - inactive, on 06/12/2008, -4/+11In a few hundred years there will be permanent colonies on the Moon and Mars and any other place we think we can go. ***** yeah.
Facebook in 2150 - Location : Moon - lioneljaffry, on 06/12/2008, -0/+7Make the pixies ride the unicorn and play trumpets! This is going to be awesome!
- inactive, on 06/12/2008, -9/+15That makes Crysis' graphics look a little weak.
- killtrocity, on 06/12/2008, -2/+8Can someone clue me in on the purpose of this rocket? I didn't gain much info from the video other than seeing it go into space and reenter the atmosphere.... /sorry for being inept
- comradeTJH, on 06/12/2008, -0/+6Pretty amazing CGI work by the way.
- inactive, on 06/12/2008, -4/+10How is a CGI simulation a test flight?
- vrta, on 06/12/2008, -1/+6No.
- jake86, on 06/12/2008, -3/+7Is this how we're getting back to the Moon?
- hexydes, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4This video (which was linked to the side in other relevant videos) gives a better overview of the Constellation program as a whole (which includes the Ares I and V rockets). Don't worry, still plenty of CGI fun. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SoqDnaJkXQ&feature ... - genconkeeper, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4I saw test 2nd stage being put together at NASA Glen in Cleveland a few weeks ago. I pressed the Engineers on the odds of the 2nd stage surviving inpact. Its not going high enought or fast enought to worry about reentry. He said there might be some Vegas odds of it bobbing up and down in the Atlantic. History note the top half of the 1st stage of a Gemnii booster was found a few hours after launch in the 60's.
- Flashman, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4Just two weeks ago I watched a similar video of the proposed return to Moon mission at a presentation given by astronaut Andy Thomas. He is dead confident that we will be back on the moon by 2019, and that over several missions a long-term habitable moon base will be established... probably near the south pole so they can explore for water ice.
The Ares will take us there. - Flashman, on 06/12/2008, -0/+4If we fly those things for much longer, we'll be saying goodbye to them anyway. And their crews.
- genconkeeper, on 06/12/2008, -3/+6Yes it is unless Obama gets his way.
- fatherdaly, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3The music was a little over the top.
- Herbigradus, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4The Moon and Mars.
- Dennisisok, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3So production of the space elevator is still on hold, then?
- lolcat23, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4what would salt water do to it? do you even know any of the materials being used?
- inactive, on 06/12/2008, -1/+4CGI?? lame.. BURY!
- richduper, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3Yep vrta is right, it'll just make it taste more salty.
- hexydes, on 06/12/2008, -0/+3Well...I mean you have to apply some perspective. The STS *seemed* like a good idea at the time. It had a lot more lifting power than Apollo/Saturn, could take a lot more passengers, and had a turn-around time of just weeks! We could send up 30-40 missions a year!
Then reality set in...
At least they got some good booster rocket technology out of it, which will be implemented in the Ares program. - Emmo213, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2From a NASA website:
"Ares I–X Flight Test
Scheduled for 2009, Ares I–X is planned to be the first test flight of the Ares I vehicle. The test flight objectives are focused on first-stage flight dynamics, controllability, and separation of the first and upper stages. The Ares I–X flight will consist of a functional booster stage and an upper stage mass simulator, which has the same mass as the actual upper stage. By flying the vehicle through the first stage, the test flight will also verify the performance and dynamics of the shuttle’s solid rocket booster in “single stick” arrangement. (The usual shuttle configuration is two rocket boosters with one external fuel tank.)
In supporting this test flight, Glenn is responsible for the design, fabrication, and testing of various components of the upper stage mass simulator, spacecraft adapter, service module, and interstage (the lower part of the upper stage that separates from the booster). This flight hardware will be built in-house and tested at Glenn facilities."
And all taking place right here in Cleveland. Awesome! - rowlodge, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2in other words, goodbye to the poor little shuttle.
- vrta, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2I guess it would make it salty...
Just guessing... - inactive, on 06/12/2008, -1/+3It's purpose is to put the Orion space craft into orbit which will be able to travel between the moon and the ISS. It can also hold around 6 people I think as opposed to the Apollo's LEM with could only hold 3.
- Tempest261, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2It's ARES 1-X. It's a slightly smaller version of ARES-1 (one less booster segment). It's really just a "proof of concept" rocket. I honestly believe it's so different that it's more political than scientific.
- blackmesa, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Nope... hence my question. I figured it was metal of some kind... i.e. corrosion
- hexydes, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Uhm...probably a lot better, and a lot more powerful. No offense against SpaceX (who I love, and follow attentively), but...I don't think you really beat NASA and its army of aerospace contractors in engine design (not yet, anyway...)
- flashingcurser, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2The whole world is trying to get to the moon. China, US, India, and Europe are all trying to get (back) there. It's not for the view, it's for the helium 3.
- lkeg56demn, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Here's a better video from NASA:
http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-gl ... - goalieguy314, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Has Falcon even flown yet? I remember the first one was lost due to a faulty valve..
- robertgoodwin, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2Note that this is a CGI representation of the Ares-1X flight. It's not a full-blown Ares-1 test flight. Ares-1X does not include an operational upper stage. I believe it's meant to test aerodynamics and vibration of the full stack, as well as the first stage performance. Ares-1X is currently scheduled to launch in April 2009.
- blackmesa, on 06/12/2008, -10/+12I wonder what the salty sea water will do to the rocket stage after it's been towed through the ocean for however many days (weeks?) it takes to get back to land?
- skase, on 06/12/2008, -0/+2I love how it breaks the water just before it lands. Just those tiny things that make it gold!
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