$500 million launcher lacks one thing: rocket
A mobile launcher has been built for the Ares 1. The problem is, if the Obama administration has its way, there never will be such a rocket.Full story
Sources: NASA won’t get $1 billion budget boost
NASA's budget, just over $18.7 billion this year, is still expected to rise again in 2011, though by much less than the $1 billion increase NASA and its contractors have been privately anticipating since mid-December Full story
NASA test flight scrubbed over weather
NASA has scrubbed its first attempt to launch its newest rocket due to weather concerns. Full story
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NASA tests high-speed rocket
Sept. 11: Officials at NASA hope that the Ares 1 rocket will one day help launch astronauts 30 miles into space in about two minutes.
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Static test fire of first stage of Ares 1 rocket at ATK west of Brigham City, Utah is shown on Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/ Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann) DES NEWS OUT, NO MAGS
Ares I rocket test-fire
A bright plume of exhaust roars from the end of a five-segment solid rocket booster during an Aug. 31, 2010 test of the first stage for NASA's Ares I rocket in Promontory, Utah.
Ares I and Orion
An artist's conception shows NASA's Ares I rocket lofting an Orion exploration vehicle into orbit.
Ares rocket engine test
The five-segment first stage of the Ares 1 rocket is test-fired at Alliant Techsystems' test stand in Utah on Thursday. The motor is to be used in NASA's next-generation space transportation system.
