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Ares V Rocket Bigger and Stronger For Moon Mission

wooferhound writes "In a move to make the heavy-lift vehicle more robust (predicting an increased launch thrust requirement) to send four astronauts, a lunar lander plus supplies, NASA has announced the Ares V rocket will be beefed up to cater for our future needs to get man back to the Moon. This huge vehicle is now designed to carry payloads of over 156,600 lb (71,000 kg), some 15,600 lb (or 10%) more than the original concept. Ares V was originally designed to be approximately the same length as the original Saturn V lunar rocket (361 feet or 110 metres long), but to accommodate an extra booster engine and extra payload volume, Ares V will be 381 feet (116 metres) long. This upgrade will be capable of sending far more instrumentation into space, an extra 15,600 lb (7,000 kg, or the equivalent mass of a male African elephant).

Rocket blasts off to deliver telescope into orbit

An unmanned Delta rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday to put a gamma ray telescope into orbit to probe the most energetic form of light.

Rocket blasts off to deliver telescope into orbit

Florida, June 12: An unmanned Delta rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday to put a gamma ray telescope into orbit to probe the most energetic form of light.

Rocket blasts off to deliver telescope into orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday to put a gamma ray telescope into orbit to probe the most energetic form of light.

Jupiter rocket eyed by space enthusiasts

A rocket design so far eschewed by NASA could get the United States to the moon faster than current designs and save thousands of jobs in Florida, some say.

Ariane rocket launches Skynet and Turksat spacecraft

An Ariane 5ECA rocket has successfully placed two communications satellites into Geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff, from ELA-3 at the Guiana Space Centre occurred at 22:05:02 GMT this evening. The satellites launched were Skynet 5C, which will be used to relay secure communications for the British armed forces, and Turksat 3A, which will be used for commercial communications. Paradigm Secure Communications will operate Skynet 5C on behalf of Britain's Ministry of Defence, whilst Turksat 3A will be operated by Turksat, an organisation based in Turkey.

Indian rocket launches 10 satellites in rare space feat

BANGALORE, India (AFP) - An Indian rocket blasted off and successfully launched a cluster of 10 satellites in a single mission Monday, marking a milestone for the country's 45-year-old space programme.

Jupiter rocket eyed by space enthusiasts

ORLANDO, Fla., June 22 (UPI) -- A rocket design so far eschewed by NASA could get the United States to the moon faster than current designs and save thousands of jobs in Florida, some say.

Carrier rocket Soyuz-U, space satellite Foton--3 launched from Baikonur

Baikonur. September 14. Kazakhstan Today - The carrier rocket Soyuz-U with the space satellite Foton-М-3 was successfully launched from Baikonur cosmodrome, the Federal Space Center Baikonur press service informed the agency.

Indian rocket blasts into space

NEW DELHI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- An Indian rocket blasted into space on Monday, carrying a cluster of 10 satellites, according to local media reports. ¡¡

Twitter Not Rocket Science, but Still a Work in Progress

While it may not be rocket science, the Twitter team has been making a concerted effort to affect better communication with their community at large. Recently they were set-upon by a barrage of technical and related questions and the resulting answers are actually somewhat interesting. "Before we share our answers, it's important to note one very big piece of information: We are currently taking a new approach to the way Twitter functions technically with the help of a recently enhanced staff of amazing systems engineers formerly of Google, IBM, and other high-profile technology companies added to our core team. Our answers below refer to how Twitter has worked historically--we know it is not correct and we're changing that."

NASA Remains Silent on Rocket That Could Rescue the Cape: Why Doesn't NASA Want It

It's the rocket NASA won't talk about -- but proponents insist it could change everything. If built, they say, it could get America back on the moon faster and cheaper than anything NASA is designing -- and save thousands of jobs in Florida.

NASA Faces Rocket Test Delays for New Spaceship

NASA is expecting delays for the first tests of the rocket that will replace its aging space shuttles after they retire in 2010, agency officials said Thursday.

Worker finds military rocket on Tenn. golf course

A man working on a bulldozer discovered a live military ordinance on a golf course in Jackson. Freddie McGee described the device as an old military-type rocket that looked like something you'd see in a war movie.

Atari appoints UK's Rocket Licensing to rep brands

Atari, producer, publisher and distributor of interactive games, has appointed UK licensing agent Rocket Licensing to rep its classic trademark and the Alone in the Dark brand in the region.

NASA Test-Fires Aging Rocket Motor

The U.S. space agency announced the successful test-firing of an old reusable solid rocket motor to determine performance changes caused by aging.

NASA test-fires aging rocket motor

The U.S. space agency announced the successful test-firing of an old reusable solid rocket motor to determine performance changes caused by aging.

Ernst Stuhlinger, NASA pioneer and rocket scientist, dies at 94

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Ernst Stuhlinger, one of the last surviving German rocket scientists who came to America after World War II and formed the engineering foundation of the nation's space program, has died. He was 94.

NASA beefs up next-generation moon rocket

NASA unveiled a beefed-up redesign of a proposed moon rocket Wednesday, saying the Ares V spacecraft that is to carry astronauts to the lunar surface in 12 years will be around 38 stories tall and carry a heftier load than originally planned.

NASA beefs up next-generation moon rocket

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA unveiled a beefed-up redesign of a proposed moon rocket Wednesday, saying the Ares V spacecraft that is to carry astronauts to the lunar surface in 12 years will be around 38 stories tall and carry a heftier load than originally planned.

NASA pioneer Ernst Stuhlinger, one-time German rocket scientist, dies at 94

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama: Ernst Stuhlinger, one of the last surviving German rocket scientists who came to America after World War II and formed the engineering foundation of the nation's space program, has died. He was 94.

Iraq: BBCs Baghdad bureau hit by rocket, no one hurtb - Iran : authorities block access to critical blog for fourth time - Burma : press free to give only one-sided account of disaster relief work - Somalia : Puntland radio station owner arrested fo

The BBC bureau in the central Baghdad neighbourhood of Al-Karrada was hit today by a rocket that left a hole in the roof but caused no injuries. Many other news media have offices in the same district.

NASA test fires space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor

NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah May 1.

Olympic Torch Burns Bright Thanks to Rocket Science

Though the Olympic torch has gone through the most adverse weather conditions on Mount Qomolangma, its flame is burning bright thanks to China's rocket science.

Olympic torch burns bright thanks to rocket science

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Though the Olympic torch has gone through the most adverse weather conditions on Mount Qomolangma, its flame is burning bright thanks to China's rocket science.

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