05.04.07 - NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Textron Systems, Wilmington, Mass., to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft.
04.20.07 - NASA has modified its contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colo., to design, test and build the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
04.16.07 - NASA has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to support abort flight test requirements for the Orion Project.
03.19.07 - NASA's Glenn Research Center will conduct integrated environmental testing of the Orion crew exploration vehicle in the Space Power Facility at the center's Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
03.07.07 - NASA has established a requirements baseline for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, bringing America's next human spacecraft a step closer to construction.
02.23.07 - NASA has selected Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International Inc. to design, develop, fabricate, test and deliver engineering models of a turbine pump assembly for the Ares I upper stage thrust vector control subsystem.
02.23.07 - Friday NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares I launch vehicle upper stage element.
01.05.07 - NASA authorizes a $48 million contract with ATK Launch Systems to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle.
01.04.07 - NASA has completed the Ares I crew launch vehicle system requirements review, bringing the agency one step closer to developing a new mode of space transportation.
11.17.06 - NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 16, at a Utah facility.
11.16.06 - NASA has completed a milestone first review of all systems for the Orion spacecraft and the Ares I and Ares V rockets.
11.06.06 - Phil Sumrall is helping NASA return to the moon, leading development of NASA's next generation heavy-lift launch vehicle.
10.10.06 - NASA's Dan Dumbacher plays an integral role in the agency's exploration goals to return humans to the moon and travels beyond.
10.04.06 - NASA is extending a previous contract action with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle.
09.21.06 - Hundreds of regional small business owners will meet with NASA leaders and industry partners Sept. 29, at Ares Industry Day at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala.
09.15.06 - NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., to support the design and development of a lunar direct return-capable heat shield for the Orion crew exploration vehicle.
09.01.06 - Parachute recovery system completes tests.
08.31.06 - NASA selected Lockheed Martin as the prime contractor to design, develop and build Orion, America's spacecraft for a new generation of explorers.
08.22.06 - NASA announced Tuesday that its new crew exploration vehicle will be named Orion.
07.27.06 - NASA engineers tested associated with rocket engines, heat protection systems and spacesuits destined for use in the Constellation Program.