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Ares Updates On iTunes
« on: 11/28/2008 04:48 pm »
RELEASE: 08-314

NASA USES ITUNES TO SHARE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS OF ARES ROCKET

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Video updates reporting progress made on NASA's
newest family of exploration vehicles -- the Ares I crew launch
vehicle and Ares V heavy cargo launch vehicle -- are now featured on
iTunes.

The Ares Projects quarterly progress reports offer viewers a rare
glimpse at the on-going development work of the next-generation
launch vehicles that will take explorers to the moon and beyond in
coming decades. Beginning in 2015, the Ares I rocket will launch the
Orion crew capsule, carrying astronauts and payloads to the
International Space Station.

iTunes is the place to get an up-close look at the Ares rockets and
learn more about key engine, hardware and system milestones as the
rockets proceed through the design, review and development processes
that will take them -- and their future crews -- to launch.

The video progress reports, which have been produced quarterly
beginning in August 2006, have been used to visually share progress
with the NASA team at all levels and to record the historical work
being completed on America's newest fleet of spacecraft for future
generations. Now, in an effort to share the Ares development with a
broader audience, NASA is posting the full library of reports on
iTunes. The programs range in length from 5-15 minutes.

The 10 quarterly reports produced to date spotlight the detailed
evolution of the Ares vehicles, from earliest conception through
various design phases and the most recent testing. The latest report
in the series -- Ares quarterly progress report number 10 -- includes
video segments about:

- Wind tunnel testing of scale models of the Ares I test vehicle,
known as Ares I-X, and the Ares V rocket. The testing aids engineers
in designing aerodynamic vehicles.

- Disassembly and inspection of part of the J-2X engine -- known as
the powerpack -- that will produce the thrust needed to power the
Ares I rocket to orbit. The powerpack pushes liquid hydrogen and
liquid oxygen into the engine's main combustion chamber. This test
series helped address early design risks. Engineers are now
evaluating hardware used as part of the recent testing.

- The first tests to weld together pieces of the rockets being
developed. NASA recently tested a new robotic friction stir welding
facility by fusing space shuttle fuel tank panels. Friction stir
welding is an innovative technique invented in 1991 that uses forging
pressure and frictional heating to produce high-strength bonds
virtually free of defects.

- A test of a parachute for the Ares I rocket. The parachute will slow
the rapid descent of the rocket's reusable first-stage motor as it
falls back to Earth after detaching from the rocket during its climb
to space. The parachute permits recovery of the motor for use on
future Ares I flights.

The Ares Projects team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Ala., manages the development of the Ares rockets. NASA's
Johnson Space Center in Houston manages the Constellation Program,
which includes the Ares I and Ares V rockets, the Orion crew module
and the Altair lunar lander.

To view the Ares quarterly progress reports on iTunes, visit:



http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=296275310
« Last Edit: 11/28/2008 10:55 pm by James Lowe1 »

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