A successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers.
One motor that tests safety on the Orion crew exploration vehicle has arrived in New Mexico.
NASA plans testing for three massive main parachutes for Ares I.
The Ares I-X vehicle uses only four bolts to stay steady on its slow roll out to the launch pad.
As a flight surgeon and the Constellation Lead for Medical Operations Integration, Dr. Rick Scheuring conducts medical research to enhance astronaut health and safety for the Constellation Program.
NASA moved the first segment of the Ares I development motor from ATK's facility to the nearby test stand.
Robert Howard Jr., manager of the Habitability Design Center at Johnson Space Center, is aiming to help crews be comfortable and productive during NASA's missions back to the moon.
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On the moon we will develop technologies to survive in space, because the moon presents the same challenges we will encounter throughout the universe.
NASA salutes the champions of the 2009 Great Moonbuggy Race.
Orion is making a big splash. A mock-up of the spacecraft that will carry the next generation of astronauts to the moon and beyond is traveling down the East Coast and undergoing tests to help NASA understand its performance in water.