Commentary: Whither Exploration?

Tue Nov 3, 2009 3:14 PM EST

The recent flight of Ares I-X was one of the most inspiring things I have witnessed in a long time.

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NASA Moves Ares I-X Rocket To Launch Pad For Crucial Test Flight

Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:05 PM EDT (The Spacearium / Spaceflight News)

NASA rolled the towering Ares I-X rocket to the launch pad this morning amidst a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the launch vehicle Ares I-X is designed to simulate.

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Delta Rocket Launches Experimental Missile Tracking Spacecraft

Seeded on Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:54 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Cape Canaveral AFS, FL - A United Launch alliance Delta II rocket successfully deployed two experimental space-based missile tracking satellites into orbit this morning following launch from Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 17-B.

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Former NASA Administrator Michael Griffin Blasts Augustine Committee

Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:01 AM EDT

Former NASA Administrator and staunch supporter of the Ares I / Ares V architecture for the Constellation program recently blasted the recommendations made by the Human Spaceflight Review Committee headed by former aerospace industry executive Norman Augustine.

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Shuttle Discovery Lands In California To Complete ISS Supply Mission

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:51 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Forced to stay in orbit an extra day because of foul weather in Florida, space shuttle Discovery made a picture-perfect landing at NASA's backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in California this evening to cap off an equally successful space sta …

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NASA Tests 5-Segment Solid Rocket Motor For Ares I First Stage

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:49 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

PROMONTORY, UT - NASA and industry engineers lit up the Utah sky Thursday with the initial full-scale, full-duration test firing of the first stage motor for the Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a crew launch vehicle in development for NASA's Constellation Program.

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Maiden Japanese H-IIB Rocket Launches Space Station Resupply Craft

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:48 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, JAPAN - Japan's space program scored a major success with the maiden launch of the new H-IIB rocket with an equally brand new resupply vehicle bound for the International Space Station, laying the groundwork for the future of Japan's unmanned and manned …

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Atlas Rocket Launches Secret Communications Satellite

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:46 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

CAPE CANAVERAL, AFS - A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the top-secret PAN satellite at 5:35 p.m. EDT, today from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral. The Atlas V rocket carried a U.S.

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Shuttle Discovery Celebtrates 25th Anniversary With Spectacular Night Launch

Seeded on Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:53 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

(With Video) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Racing to orbit atop a manmade Sun through the midnight skies above Florida last night, space shuttle Discovery finally blasted off on a mission to deliver new science equipment and a now-famous treadmill to the International Space Station …

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NASA Clears Discovery For Launch Next Week

Seeded on Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:01 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Despite ongoing concerns about foam insulation on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, senior NASA managers today cleared the shuttle for launch next week on a mission to outfit the International Space Station.

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Delta 2 Rocket Successfully Launches Air Force GPS Satellite For The Final Time

Seeded on Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:40 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, FL - A twenty-year era ended at Cape Canaveral today with the 48th successful launch by a Delta II rocket of a an Air Force Delta II Global Positioning System satellite.

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Delta Launch To Mark Era's End At Cape Canaveral

Seeded on Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:43 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

A twenty-year era of Air Force Global Positioning System Satellite launches on the Delta 2 rocket is about to come to an end with Monday morning's scheduled launch of the final second-generation GPS satellite from the Cape Canaveral spaceport in Florida.

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NASA Assigns Crew For (Final?) Shuttle Mission

Seeded on Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-134 to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), an experiment that will use the unique environment of space to advance our knowledge of the universe.

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Shuttle Crew Completes Launch Rehearsal, Emergency Training

Seeded on Sun Aug 9, 2009 9:25 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Discovery's astronauts wrapped up three days of prelaunch training at Kennedy Space Center with a mock launch rehearsal and simulated emergency evacuation of the shuttle this morning.

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Shuttle Astronauts Fly To Kennedy Space Center For Prelaunch Practice

Seeded on Sun Aug 9, 2009 9:24 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

The seven astronauts who will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery later this month flew to Kennedy Space Center today to take part in three days of emergency training as part of final training activities for mission STS-128.

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NASA Conducts Final Planned Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Firing

Seeded on Sat Aug 8, 2009 3:30 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

With 520 seconds of shake, rattle and roar on July 29, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center marked the end of an era for testing the space shuttle main engines that have powered the nation's Space Shuttle Program for nearly three decades.

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Discovery Slogs Through Mud To Reach Launch Pad For August Flight

Seeded on Sat Aug 8, 2009 3:29 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Space shuttle Discovery almost didn't make it to the launch pad today when technicians had to battle a rain-drenched crawlerway that slowed the shuttle's trip to launch pad 39-A and threatened to force NASA to return the crawler transporter back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

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Endeavour Glides To Picture Perfect Landing After Space Station Assembly Mission

Seeded on Mon Aug 3, 2009 11:42 AM EDT (The Spacearium)

Space shuttle Endeavour made a pinpoint landing at Kennedy Space Center this morning to complete a grueling 16-day space station assembly and outfitting mission and bring back Japan's first long-duration astronaut after four and a half months on board the station.

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Shuttle Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk On Apollo Anniversary

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:41 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Forty years to the day after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic first spacewalk on the Moon, astronauts on board the International Space Station and shuttle Endeavour conducted a seven hour spacewalk outside the orbiting complex as NASA continues to march toward completion …

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SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket Successfully Orbits Malaysian Satellite

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:40 PM EDT (The Spacaearium)

A Malaysian Earth imaging satellite was successfully delivered to orbit today on a Falcon 1 launch vehicle built by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), marking the company's first commercial success with the fifth flight of its Falcon 1 rocket.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Rockets Toward Space Station On Sixth Try

Seeded on Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:38 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Almost 40 years to the day after the launch of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, space shuttle Endeavour rocketed into space on a mission to bring the International Space Station one step to completion with the delivery of the final component of the Japanese Kibo labora …

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NASA Aims For June 17 Shuttle Launch

Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:31 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Technicians at Kennedy Space Center accessed a gaseous hydrogen vent system at the launch pad to begin work to fix a leak that scuttled space shuttle Endeavour's countdown early Saturday morning.

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Space Florida: Lost In Space?

Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:27 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Three years after being formed to bring order out of a mish-mash of space-related state agencies, Space Florida finds itself fighting for its life in the midst of a barrage of criticism, scandal and investigations.

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Kennedy Space Center Prepares For Ares I-X Test Flight

Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:25 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

Preparations for NASA's Ares I-X test flight progressed steadily at Kennedy Space Center in early 2009.

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Falcon-9 On Track For Debut By End of 2009

Seeded on Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:23 PM EDT (The Spacearium)

The early months of 2009 saw steady progress being made by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) as the company works toward the first launch of the its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral later this year.

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Commentary: Whither Exploration?
The recent flight of Ares I-X was one of the most inspiring things I have witnessed in a long time.
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