In this interactive feature, NASA Astronaut Pam Melroy guides you through Constellation’s missions to Low Earth Orbit, the moon and ultimately Mars.
Virtual Missions are a tool to verify NASA has the right processes in place to achieve its reduced flight preparation time.
The May 31 transfer of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program is the next step in preparing the first flight test of the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch system.
A successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers.