Ball Aerospace Ships 5 James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Segments to Marshall Space Flight Center

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped five James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) beryllium primary mirror segments as well as the engineering development unit (EDU) to Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., for cryogenic temperature...

NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test

NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight. How People Arrived Here: nasa ares rocket Separation

Ares 1 Rocket Passes Initial Full-scale, Full-duration Test Firing of the First Stage Motor

NASA and industry engineers lit up the Utah sky Thursday with the initial full-scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage motor for the Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a crew launch vehicle in development for NASA’s Constellation Program.

Ares I Rocket Engine Test Series Completed By NASA Engineers

Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine. The J-2X powers the upper stage of the Ares I rocket, which will launch human explorers to the International...