12.18.07 - NASA has awarded a contract for Orion Project integration services to Barrios Technology Ltd. of Houston.
12.17.07 - In December, NASA will begin testing core components of a rocket engine from the Apollo era. Data from the tests will help NASA build the next generation engine that will power the nation's new Ares launch vehicles.
12.12.07 - NASA has selected The Boeing Company as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit.
12.06.07 - NASA will host a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 4 p.m. EST to announce the selection of a contractor for the upper stage instrument unit avionics for the Ares I rocket.
11.15.07 - NASA and industry engineers successfully tested the main parachute for Constellation Program rockets during a drop test Thursday at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground.
10.30.07 - NASA announced Tuesday which agency centers will take responsibility for specific work to enable astronauts to explore the moon.
10.30.07 - NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute.
10.01.07 - NASA has issued a request for proposals from industry for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for Constellation Program voyages to the International Space Station and the moon.
08.28.07 - NASA on Tuesday selected The Boeing Co. as the contractor to provide manufacturing support for design and construction of the upper stage of the Ares I rocket.
08.23.07 - NASA's Stennis Space Center broke ground Thursday for a new rocket engine test stand that will provide altitude testing for the J-2X engine.
08.23.07 - NASA's Stennis Space Center breaks ground for a new rocket engine test stand that will support the J-2X engine.
08.10.07 - NASA has signed a $1.8 billion contract with ATK of Utah for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the first stage of the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles.
07.27.07 - NASA has selected Ivey's Construction Inc. of Merritt Island, Fla., to build a new lightning protection system for Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center.
07.16.07 - NASA has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. for design, development, testing and evaluation of the J-2X engine.
06.21.07 - Alcoa North American Rolled Products is contracted to supply aluminum lithium plates and metal ingots for early development of the Ares I crew launch vehicles upper stage.
06.06.07 - NASA has issued a request for proposal for key guidance, navigation and control hardware for the new Ares I crew launch vehicle.
05.24.07 - NASA wrapped up six months of system requirements reviews for the Orion spacecraft, the Ares launch vehicles and other support systems.
05.15.07 - NASA has selected Aerojet-General Corp. of Redmond, Wash., to provide developmental engines for the Ares I crew launch vehicle first stage roll control system.
05.08.07 - NASA has completed early testing in the development of the RS-68 engine that will power the core stage of the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.
05.08.07 - NASA will test one of the rocket engines it is developing for its new launch vehicles at the Stennis Space Center. The agency will build a new test stand for the J-2X engine, which will power the upper stages of NASA's Ares I and Ares V rockets.