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Ares 1-X Launch!
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WDW Monorail
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I know!
What a amazing common goal. Makes me very proud that we live in a Nation that this is possible in.:sohappy:http://friendfeed.com/spaceastro/34b9124f/ares-i-x-launch-images-gallery-credits-nasa-tv
EPCOTPluto
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The clouds here are off-putting & block the trail....
I have a book from 1980 as a "Field Guide" for the moon in the year 2000. :lookaroun
We have a view of a tiny whispy thing down here...:lol:
And...hey...If we can dream it, we can do it.
dandaman
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We were all doing the wrap-it-up hand motion to our chem prof when we realized that the 11:30 window was finalized; we got out 15 seconds after launch, just as it was coming above the treeline. :lol: Looked quite impressive, especially for being 30 miles away.
trr1
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yeah backwardsGREEN TO GO! WOOHOO!
Really hope this is visible from down here. Such a big step for the Space Program today.
Win!
We were all doing the wrap-it-up hand motion to our chem prof when we realized that the 11:30 window was finalized; we got out 15 seconds after launch, just as it was coming above the treeline. :lol: Looked quite impressive, especially for being 30 miles away.
Hear much?:shrug: How so? Much to be learned on the Moon, and much to be gained for further exploration if we mimic the procedure now.:wave:
trr1
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I mean in technology. I am all for going to the moon and maybe setting up a base but shouldnt we be going forward with the rockets and not back? to me the Aries 1-X seems like going backwardsWin!
:shrug: How so? Much to be learned on the Moon, and much to be gained for further exploration if we mimic the procedure now.:wave:
Ahhh...OK, I get the angle you are taking here. Honestly, I could see how it looks like that, but you must remember, Ares 1-X is just a test vehicle. This isn't reusable, and is not a step forward.
However...The information gained today FROM the Ares 1-X is going to be used to build Orion..and that WILL be a step forward seeing that it will WILL be reusable, much like our current shuttles. And much safer, seeing that the vehicle itself will be strapped to the TOP not the side, and in danger of the falling debris that is what is so nerve wracking about the shuttle.
A step backwards in design, perhaps (Shuttle launches but lands like a plane), but a huge step forward in flight safety and in launch power.
Orion (and maybe a Ares rocket? Not sure...) will get us out of Earth Orbit. /Space Geek.
:lol:
trr1
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like these?Ahhh...OK, I get the angle you are taking here. Honestly, I could see how it looks like that, but you must remember, Ares 1-X is just a test vehicle. This isn't reusable, and is not a step forward.
However...The information gained today FROM the Ares 1-X is going to be used to build Orion..and that WILL be a step forward seeing that it will WILL be reusable, much like our current shuttles. And much safer, seeing that the vehicle itself will be strapped to the TOP not the side, and in danger of the falling debris that is what is so nerve wracking about the shuttle.
A step backwards in design, perhaps (Shuttle launches but lands like a plane), but a huge step forward in flight safety and in launch power.
/Space Geek.
WDW Vacationer
Active Member
Evan,your Twitter feed covered this better than NASA's.:lol:
dandaman
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Win!
Heh, now that you mention it... I thought the sonic boom was reaching us a few minutes after, until I looked behind and saw a cargo plane flying rather low. :lol: Other than that, nothing I noticed.
Exactly!like these?
Is that the Orion? I haven't been up to date...
thank you!
It drives some people nuts, like on FB, but I'm glad to hear that you and a few others enjoyed it.
:lol:
That's like me thinking every cloud is a smoke trail.
WDW Monorail
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Exactly!
Is that the Orion? I haven't been up to date...
thank you!
I can't recall the name of that particular craft but it would be a replacement to the shuttle.
Ares and Orion are not adequate replacements because they cannot carry the payload that the shuttle can.
Orion is a capsule which sits above the Ares. It is much like an Apollo capsule. It will carry 3 persons to the moon and up to 6 persons in to Lower Earth Orbit (LEO). It is essentially a crew transport vehicle and not much else.
I really hope NASA gets an increase in its budget. It will not be able to do what it has to do on its current budget.
Figment1986
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Remember.. The orian is the semi-reusable capsuel that the astronauts will be in (estimated 10 launches/landings..)... The Ares I wil launch the Orion... while the Ares IV will carry payloads that the Ares I cannot... such as components for a moon mission or beyond...
This is just one of many tests the Ares I has to go through, they still need to test the Ares IV in a few years... Not to mention in 2 years there is the Ares I-Y test for a more realistic stack and not just the dummy upper stage the Ares I-X had......
For those wonders Here is the Orion:
Moch Up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_capsule_at_KSC.JPG
Simulation in space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_lunar_orbit_(Sept_2006).jpg
This is just one of many tests the Ares I has to go through, they still need to test the Ares IV in a few years... Not to mention in 2 years there is the Ares I-Y test for a more realistic stack and not just the dummy upper stage the Ares I-X had......
For those wonders Here is the Orion:
Moch Up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_capsule_at_KSC.JPG
Simulation in space: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orion_lunar_orbit_(Sept_2006).jpg
Ahaaaa...Makes sense.
I know that this and the Constellation project is the next step, once the Shuttle completes the ISS...After that, what will they use for payloads, assuming Ares gets the crew to the ISS?
dandaman
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Apparently the first-stage booster rocket was badly damaged on splashdown, or at least it was when recovered: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2009/10/ares-1-x-first.html
Yikes. Seems to be the parachute's fault, not a design flaw or anything...Thankfully.